Abstract

Purpose of the study: Academic achievement in the educational system is very ‎important. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between ‎entrepreneurial intention and critical thinking with academic achievement among male ‎students of Ahvaz Islamic Azad University.‎ Methodology: This research was a descriptive-correlational study. The method of ‎sampling was stratified random sampling. The statistical population of the study ‎included 750 male students, of which 256 were selected as the sample. Questionnaire ‎on entrepreneurial intention was distributed among them. ‎Data analysis was performed using the Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple ‎regression tests.‎ Results: The results indicated that there was a direct and positive relationship between ‎entrepreneurial intention and academic achievement in male students. Also, regression ‎analysis showed that the entrepreneurial intention variable justified 52% of the variance ‎in academic achievement.‎ Conclusion: According to the findings of the research, it was concluded that ‎entrepreneurial intention affected students' academic achievement. Finally, the students' ‎entrepreneurial intentions were measured according to the provided education and it ‎was found that entrepreneurial intention training increased student's academic ‎achievement‎‎.