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How Effective Is Entrepreneurship Education in Schools? An Empirical Study of the New Curriculum in Spain

Education Sciences
Journal · Vol. 13 · Issue 7 · Art. 740
Abstract

This research analyzes the results of an entrepreneurship education program focused on knowledge and attitudes in 1036 students of secondary education, high school, and vocational training, differentiated into two groups, control and experimental. It analyzes the outcomes after incorporating entrepreneurship content into the school curriculum and participating in a program of entrepreneurial potential, which develops creativity, leadership, personal control, achievement motivation, and problem-solving. Non-parametric statistics were used to assess the influence of the acquisition of entrepreneurial knowledge on the gender, age, school ownership, and socio-educational level of the parents. This study shows that students with a positive attitude towards entrepreneurship improve their entrepreneurial knowledge and that the impact is more significant if they participate in the specific program. The results are not significant for the variables gender, school type, and parents’ level of education, but they are significant for age and school level. The effectiveness of including content on entrepreneurship in the curriculum and the specific program is ratified. It is proposed to reinforce education in entrepreneurial knowledge that strengthens the students’ identity and future entrepreneurial intention. © 2023 by the authors.

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Entrepreneurship education Competence attitude Entrepreneurial knowledge education efficacy quantitative assessment

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Author Affiliations
Department of Business Administration, ESIC Business & Marketing School, Madrid, Spain
Department of General Didactics, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Department of Didactics and School Organization, International University of La Rioja, Logrono, La Rioja, Spain
Department of Communication and Education, Universidad Loyola Andalucia, Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
Funding & Acknowledgements
Grant: MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033, PID2019-104408GB-I00
This research was funded by MCIN I+D+i PID2019-104408GB-I00, grant number MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033, and the APC was funded by €30.250.
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