The impact of the relationship between critical thinking skills and entrepreneurship skills among students of the College of Education at the University of Technology and Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman The impact of the relationship between critical thinking skills and entrepreneurship skills among students of the College of Education at the University of Technology and Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman
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The aim of the research was to identify the impact of the relationship between critical thinking skills on entrepreneurship skills among students of the College of Education at the University of Technology and Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman. To achieve the research objectives, the descriptive analytical approach was adopted, which uses the SPSS statistical analysis program. The questionnaire was used as a research tool, and it was applied to the research sample consisting of 347 individuals out of the study community, which numbered 1229 individuals. The research reached a set of results, the most prominent of which are: There are statistically significant differences in critical thinking skills attributed to (males and females) of students of the College of Education at the University of Technology and Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman in favor of females; There are statistically significant differences between males and females in critical thinking skills, in favor of females in some aspects such as "interpretation" and "evaluating arguments", as females showed higher levels in these skills compared to males; and that regular training enhances critical thinking skills, as students become more able to detect fallacies and analyze arguments accurately, which benefits them when making critical decisions in entrepreneurship.
The research recommended a set of recommendations, most notably: the need to adopt educational strategies that support critical thinking, which helps students analyze information more deeply and make informed decisions; the need to improve critical thinking skills to meet the needs of the labor market, as today's career success requires the ability to solve problems and produce new ideas; and the need to train students to develop their own ideas and creative projects instead of focusing only on memorization and indoctrination, which enhances entrepreneurial thinking.
Keywords: Thinking skills, critical thinking skills, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship skills, students of the College of Education, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, education in the Sultanate of Oman
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