Entrepreneurship, growth mindset, and grit among first-generation university students compared to those with educated parents in Israel

This article examined aspects of entrepreneurship, a growth mindset and grit, comparing first generation university students to their peers with educated parents, from their perspective. The research question was whether differences would be found between first generation students and students of educated parents for the three abovementioned parameters. The study is quantitative, where subjects completed a multiple choice questionnaire. The sample included 307 students from academic institutions in Israel, aged 18–64. The findings indicate that the group of first-generation students over the age of 25, most of whom are members of the Y generation, feel greater entrepreneurship, grit, and growth mindset than the other students in the study. This study highlights that Y generation students feel entrepreneurial, have grit and a growth mindset, striving to change their social status.