Relationship between Entrepreneurship Education and Entrepreneurial Intention among College Students: A Meta-Analysis

Abstract

Meta-analysis was used to investigate the impact of entrepreneurship education on college students’ entrepreneurial intention. Based on the rules of meta-analysis, 389 empirical studies were selected from more than 1000 entrepreneurship education-related documents. The current study processed and analyzed data from 36 records (including 24 journal articles, 11 master’s theses, and 1 doctoral thesis) with a total sample of 29,736 students. The results suggested that: (1) entrepreneurship education is positively associated with entrepreneurial intention; (2) national context differences among students have a significant and moderating effect on the relationship between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention. As compared to other countries, Chinese college students’ entrepreneurial intention is more strongly related with entrepreneurship education.

Moderators of the effect of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial action

“…This research is focused mainly on the effect of entrepreneurial education on students' entrepreneurial actions. The results presented extend previous research addressing above all entrepreneurial intention as the main EE impact indicator (Zhang et al, 2022;Shabbir et al, 2022;Kuratko et al, 2021;Nabi et al, 2017;Bae et al, 2014). In line with Chen et al's (2018) proposal, students' entrepreneurial actions have been conceptualized through the abstract-concrete continuum, which is an original conceptualization matching the effectuation and bricolage logics.…”

“…Nabi et al (2017) found that most articles in their review claimed that an EE programme on subjective or objective impact indicators had a positive effect, entrepreneurial intentions being by far the most common indicator. Recently, Zhang et al (2022) used a meta-analysis to investigate the impact of entrepreneurship education on university students' entrepreneurial intention. From their meta-analysis they concluded that entrepreneurship education has a positive effect in promoting entrepreneurial intention but the national context has a significant moderating effect.…”

“…(2017) found that most articles in their review claimed that an EE programme on subjective or objective impact indicators had a positive effect, entrepreneurial intentions being by far the most common indicator. Recently, Zhang et al. (2022) used a meta-analysis to investigate the impact of entrepreneurship education on university students' entrepreneurial intention.…”

Personality and Entrepreneurial Intentions of Final Year Business Students in Pakistan: The Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Education and Social Norms

“…This is achieved by modifying attitudes and instilling attributes, intentions, behaviours, knowledge, and skills that enable individuals to participate fully in all aspects of life and create value, either for financial gain or personal satisfaction (Ndofirepi, 2020). Previous research has shown that students' perceptions of entrepreneurial education can influence their attitudes towards entrepreneurship and their willingness to engage in entrepreneurial activities (Ndofirepi, 2020;Vodă & Florea, 2019;Zhang et al, 2022). This leads to the conclusion that:…”

“…Similarly, Individuals with high levels of conscientiousness may be more likely to see the value in investing time and resources in entrepreneurial education and may be more likely to apply what they have learned to their business pursuits. Finally, individuals with high levels of extraversion may be more likely to seek entrepreneurial education opportunities and engage in networking and other activities that may support their entrepreneurial pursuits (Zhang et al, 2022).…”