ERIC Number: EJ1387677
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0040-0912
EISSN: EISSN-1758-6127
The Question of Where: Entrepreneurship Education beyond Curricular Practices
Tavares Vilas Boas Ribeiro, Artur; Mendes Borini, Felipe; Ary Plonski, Guilherme
Education & Training, v65 n4 p513-529 2023
Purpose: This article aims at the understanding of specific spaces where entrepreneurship education (EE) happens -- inside and outside the classroom. Design/methodology/approach: Building on frameworks such as formal versus non-formal entrepreneurial education and institutional versus non-institutional actors, this research applies structural equation modeling (SEM) to explore which spaces entrepreneurs attended as undergraduate students. Going beyond intentionality, the authors collected data from 175 respondents in Brazil, all of the respondents are entrepreneurs whose companies are at least one year old. Findings: Results demonstrate that student-led activities are as important as institutional ones when training future entrepreneurs, while specific in-classroom activities feature the lowest impact among the institutional ones. Research limitations/implications: Sample size and characteristics could impact the generalization power, but, since the results fit within research criteria, researchers can benefit by reflecting over new research horizons, going beyond classroom studies and understanding the university as an ecosystem of learning interventions. Practical implications: Results can be useful to university managers when designing institutional policies, fostering a diverse set of undergraduate experiences towards entrepreneurship training. Originality/value: Although current literature has focused on classroom education, researchers have been pointing out the need of stepping out of the classroom, analyzing other spaces such as student-led movements, co-curricular programs and more.
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Business Education, Educational Environment, Nonformal Education, Education Work Relationship, Peer Teaching, Foreign Countries, Extracurricular Activities, Information Technology, College Role, Undergraduate Study, Educational Experience
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Brazil
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