Entrepreneurship Education and Training Programs around the World

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DIRECTIONS IN DEVELOPMENT
Human Development
Entrepreneurship Education
and Training Programs
around the World
Dimensions for Success
Alexandria Valerio, Brent Parton, and Alicia Robb

Entrepreneurship Education and Training
Programs around the World

Directions in Development
Human Development
Entrepreneurship Education and
Training Programs around the World
Dimensions for Success
Alexandria Valerio, Brent Parton, and Alicia Robb
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Entrepreneurship education and training programs around the world: dimensions for success / Alexandria
Valerio, Brent Parton and Alicia Robb.
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ISBN 978-1-4648-0202-7 (alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4648-0203-4 (electronic)
1. Entrepreneurship—Study and teaching. 2. Educational assistance—Evaluation. I. Parton, Brent.
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Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
About the Authors xiii
Abbreviations xv
Overview 1
Entrepreneurship Promotion 1
Entrepreneurship Education and Training 1
About the Study 2
Typology for EET Programs 2
Conceptual Framework for EET 3
EET Program Landscape Analysis 5
Implications for EET Program Design and Implementation 8
Implications for Policy 9
Chapter 1 About the Study 11
Motivation 11
Objective 12
Methodology 12
Structure of the Study 15
Audience 15
Note 15
Bibliography 16
Chapter 2 Literature Review 17
On Entrepreneurship 17
On Entrepreneurship Education and Training 20
Implications for Policy 25
Bibliography 26
Chapter 3 Conceptual Framework 33
Types of EET Programs 33
Developing a Conceptual Framework for EET 35
Describing the Framework by Dimension 36
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Note 51
Bibliography 51
Chapter 4 EET Program Landscape and Analysis 57
Entrepreneurship Education—Secondary Education
Students (EESE) 58
Analyzing EESE Programs 60
Entrepreneurship Education—Higher Education
Students (EEHE) 70
Analyzing EEHE Programs 71
Entrepreneurship Training—Potential Entrepreneurs (ETPo) 82
Analyzing ETPo Programs 84
Entrepreneurship Training—Practicing Entrepreneurs
(ETPr) 98
Analyzing ETPr Programs 101
Notes 117
Bibliography 118
Chapter 5 Implications for Program Design and Implementation 123
Summary of Findings 123
Implications for Program Design 126
Policy Implications 128
Conclusion 129
Bibliography 130
Appendix A Program Outcomes 133
Appendix B Program Characteristics 137
Note 141
Bibliography 141
Appendix C Moderating Factors 143
Note 144
Bibliography 144
Appendix D Program Narratives 147
BizWorld | The Netherlands 148
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) |
Boston Chapter, United States 152
Bødo Entrepreneurship Program | Norway 156
Business Plan Thesis Competition | Tunisia 160
McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship Program |
United States 164
Entrepreneurship Development Centre | Bosnia and
Herzegovina 169
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Economic Empowerment of Adolescent Girls and
Young Women | Liberia 172
TechnoServe | El Salvador 176
FINCA Entrepreneurship Program | Peru 180
National Rural Savings Programme | Pakistan 184
Interise | United States 188
Notes 191
References 192
Appendix E Program Descriptions 195
References 260
Boxes
3.1 Building Socio-Emotional Skills: BizWorld (the Netherlands) 37
3.2 Improving Entrepreneurial Capabilities: FINCA (Peru) 38
3.3 Becoming Entrepreneurs: Student Training for Promoting
Entrepreneurship (Uganda) 39
3.4 Enhancing Firm Performance: Interise (United States) 40
3.5 Political Support through Partnership: Start and Improve Your
Business (Vietnam) 42
3.6 The Gender Effect: National Rural Savings Programme (Pakistan) 44
3.7 Entrepreneurial Intentions: Entrepreneurship Development
Center (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 46
3.8 Training the Trainers: Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
(United States) 48
3.9 Coaching as Follow-Up: Business Plan Thesis Competition
(Tunisia) 49
4.1 Examining the Formation of Human Capital in Entrepreneurship 78
4.2 What Are We Learning from Business Training and
Entrepreneurship Evaluations around the Developing World? 86
4.3 Human Capital and Entrepreneurial Success 104
4.4 Effects of Entrepreneurship Training in Developing Countries 105
Figures
O.1 Classifying Entrepreneurship Education and Training Programs 3
O.2 Conceptual Framework 4
2.1 Entrepreneurship Versus Business Management Education 22
3.1 Classifying Entrepreneurship Education and Training Programs 34
3.2 Conceptual Framework 35
3.3 Outcome Domains 37
3.4 Contextual Factors 41
3.5 Participant Characteristics 43
3.6 Program Characteristics 47
3.7 Conceptual Framework: Detailed Structure 50
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4.1 Entrepreneurship Education—Secondary Education 60
4.2 Entrepreneurship Education—Higher Education 71
4.3 Entrepreneurship Training—Potential Entrepreneurs 84
4.4 Entrepreneurship Training—Practicing Entrepreneurs 101
5.1 Summary of EET Program Analyses 127
tables
4.1 Entrepreneurship Education—Secondary Education
Students (EESE) | List of Evaluations 59
4.2 Entrepreneurship Education—Secondary Education
Students (EESE) | Key Information 61
4.3 Entrepreneurship Education—Higher Education
Students (EEHE) | List of Evaluations 70
4.4 Entrepreneurship Education—Higher Education (EEHE) |
Key Information 72
4.5 Program List: Entrepreneurship Training—Potential
Entrepreneurs (ETPo) | List of Evaluations 83
4.6 Available Information on Costs | ETPo Programs 89
4.7 Entrepreneurship Training—Potential Entrepreneurs (ETPo) |
Key Information 90
4.8 Entrepreneurship Training—Practicing Entrepreneurs (ETPr) 100
4.9 Available Information on Costs | ETPr Programs 106
4.10 Entrepreneurship Training—Practicing Entrepreneurs (ETPr) |
Key Information 107
E.1 Entrepreneurship Education—Secondary Education
Students (EESE) 196
E.2 Entrepreneurship Education—Higher Education
Students (EEHE) 206
E.3 Entrepreneurship Training—Potential Entrepreneurs (ETPo) 217
E.4 Entrepreneurship Training—Practicing Entrepreneurs (ETPr) 234
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