C. Operational Definitions
The operational definition of each variable in this study is as follows:
1.
Entrepreneurship Knowledge Entrepreneurship knowledge is the result of the process of seeing,
hearing, feeling, and thinking on which the man in the act and the act to apply creativity and innovation as well as take advantage of opportunities to
create new businesses. Indicators used to measure entrepreneurial knowledge
in this research are students’ knowledge about entrepreneurship, mental development, entrepreneurial character, achievement motivation, the nature
of entrepreneurship, business ethics, social responsibility, and production management. All indicators can be found in entrepreneurship course. The
data in this variable can be obtained from entrepreneurship course that has been obtained.
2.
Family environment Family environment is one of the environmental factors that can affect
a persons interest in entrepreneurship. family environment is first
educational environment in the family because this is the first time the child gets the education and guidance. Indicators for this variable are how parents
educate children, relationships between family members, home atmosphere, Economic condition of the family, and understanding parents.
To collect data
in this variable, researcher distributed questioners to students based on the indicators.
3.
Interest in entrepreneurship Interest in entrepreneurship is a psychological phenomenon when a
person tends to pay attention, to have a sense of excitement and the desire to engage in self employment.
The indicators of interest in entrepreneurship variables are giving attention to anything related to entrepreneurship, feeling
happy, and willing to do entreprenership. Data in this variable is obtained from a questionnaire distributed to the students using a Likert scale 1-4.
D. Population and Samples of the research
The population used in this study were the students of economic faculty which choose education course at Yogyakarta State University and enrolling start
from 2010.They are Accounting Education, Economic Education and Office Administration Education.
The sample is representative of the majority or the population SuharsimiArikunto, 2010: 174.
To determine the number of samples in this study, use tables and the determination of the total population sample
ofIsaac and Michael developed using error level of 5.