Entrepreneurship Education and Training: The Issue of Effectiveness by Colette Henry Frances Hill Claire Leitch

Author:Colette Henry, Frances Hill, Claire Leitch [Colette Henry, Frances Hill, Claire Leitch]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Business & Economics, General, Political Science, Social Science
ISBN: 9781351769358
Google: HoVHDwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-11-22T03:31:49+00:00

Conclusion

The area of entrepreneurship education and training is continuing to receive increased attention and research in the area is growing. While there has been much debate in the literature as to whether entrepreneurship can be taught, most commentators believe that at least some elements associated with the subject can be developed and enhanced via education and training. However, despite the growth in entrepreneurship education and training programmes and courses at all levels, little uniformity can be found. In part, this stems from the fact that there is still much debate about the theoretical assumptions underpinning the field of entrepreneurship. In addition the many different disciplinary perspectives from which the subject can be studied has resulted in great diversity in the curricula of programmes and courses that have been developed. Some commentators have also noted that great confusion with respect to definition of the concept and its associated ideas of enterprise and small business ownership still exists, and this has impacted upon course design, content and structure. One area in which little research has been conducted is that of assessing the impact of educational and training initiatives. This is perhaps surprising, given the fact that the development and running of courses and programmes is potentially expensive in terms of time and money, both to participants and sponsors. Researchers have observed that one of the most efficient means by which to evaluate programmes is to assess the extent to which the programmes objectives have been met. It is vital, therefore, that entrepreneurship educators and trainers have a complete understanding of what they wish to achieve from a course or programme from the outset, as this will have ramifications for its accurate assessment.

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