Promoting entrepreneurship education among university students: design and evaluation of an intervention programme /Fomento de la educación emprendedora entre el alumnado universitario: diseño y evaluación de un programa de intervención

Abstract

For the consolidation of entrepreneurial education as a field of research, a number of challenges must be met, among them, a better connection between pedagogical objectives and the design of programmes, as well as greater methodological rigour in the evaluation of their impact. With this in mind, this paper analyses the results of an entrepreneurial education programme carried out with a group of students from a Spanish university, contrasting the results with a control group. The results indicate that, after this process, the participating students displayed greater entrepreneurial potential than the group of students that had not participated. However, this difference is due more to a loss of entrepreneurial intention in the group not participating in the programme than to an improvement in the participating students.

Antecedents of Entrepreneurial Skills and Their Influence on the Entrepreneurial Intention of Academics

“…This EI is associated with real action (Ajzen, 1991;Sheppard et al, 1988); that is, the intention to go into business is identified with the act of doing so (Delmar & Davidsson, 2000;Kautonen et al, 2015). This owes to the potential entrepreneur's perception of his or her desire (Bagozzi, 1992;Herman & Stefanescu, 2017), capacity (Ajzen, 1991;Ajzen & Madden, 1986;García-Rodríguez et al, 2016;Krueger et al, 2000), and the viability of the idea (Law & Breznik, 2017;Shapero & Sokol, 1982), factors that clearly determine one's intention to go into business and initiate the action itself (Ibrahim & Mas'ud, 2016;Liñán, 2007). Given the objective of our work, we will focus on analyzing the literature on those psychological factors that determine EI.…”

Socio-Economic Factors of Rural Entrepreneurs that Influence Agricultural Development in Antioquia

“…It has been found that the level of education is relevant for entrepreneurial activity [65], although this is not necessarily always the case, since better preparation also affects the possibility of being hired by a company, which would suggest a negative relationship between the level of education of a subject and the preference for self-employment in certain contexts [74]; however, being in a better educational position also affects the potential individuals have given their ability to explore opportunities [71]. Some studies mention the positive links between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurship in university contexts [75][76][77], however, there are doubts about the impact [78], since there are mixed and sometimes contradictory results [79,80]; requiring a connection between pedagogical objectives and program design [81]; however, its potential to motivate students to create businesses in the face of economic, social and political challenges imposed by the markets is recognized [59]. It is also mentioned that "educational level is a more important predictor of a person's occupation than background characteristics, such as occupation or education of the father or mother" [82],…”

Evolución percibida de la competencia para emprender a partir de la implementación de un programa de formación de competencias en emprendimiento e innovación

“…La actitud emprendedora, descrita como el grado en que una persona desea comportarse para conseguir un objetivo, se considera un antecedente de la intención emprendedora, la cual representa una reacción ante un evento relevante que ocurre en el entorno y que puede causar un cambio en el comportamiento. En este sentido, una persona con intención emprendedora identificará oportunidades que otros no ven y podrá cambiar su comportamiento, por ejemplo, ser más crítico y valorar los riesgos en el momento de desarrollar algún proyecto (García-Rodríguez et al, 2016). Esta se diferencia del potencial emprendedor, el cual se puede entender como un estado que puede permanecer latente en el individuo (García-Rodríguez et al, 2016).…”

“…En este sentido, una persona con intención emprendedora identificará oportunidades que otros no ven y podrá cambiar su comportamiento, por ejemplo, ser más crítico y valorar los riesgos en el momento de desarrollar algún proyecto (García-Rodríguez et al, 2016). Esta se diferencia del potencial emprendedor, el cual se puede entender como un estado que puede permanecer latente en el individuo (García-Rodríguez et al, 2016).…”