This study aims to determine the effect of religious beliefs and entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial action in the context of the people with disabilities (PWDs) specifically students with disabilities (SWDs). To conduct this research, quantitative approaches was adopted. Structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis was performed to analyze the data, which gathered from a cluster sampling of 265 students with disabilities (SWDs) from selected public universities in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. The findings reveal that entrepreneurship education induces entrepreneurial action. On the other hand, religious beliefs do not have any significant effect on entrepreneurial action. This study provide information to the universities, curriculum developers and the related ministries to improve the present entrepreneurship curriculum to cater the speci?c needs of SWDs as well as effective efforts or programs that aim to inspire and encourage SWDs towards entrepreneurship.
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To Cite this Article: Razak, A. A., Zainol, Z., Muhammad, F., Hussin, M. Y. M., Ramdan, M., & Rohieszan, K. Y. Y. (2019). The Effect of Religious Beliefs and Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Actions among University Students with Disabilities (SWDs). International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9(7), 950–960.
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