Assessment of Entrepreneurial Potential in the Training of a New Generation of Change Agents in Spain
The development of entrepreneurial potential in the training of school-age pupils is relevant for carrying out projects of an innovative and transformative nature. Entrepreneurial training is enacted through Spanish educational regulations, in relation to the development of the key entrepreneurial c...
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| author | Antonio Ramón Cárdenas-Gutiérrez Ana María Domínguez-Quintero Antonio Bernal-Guerrero |
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| description | The development of entrepreneurial potential in the training of school-age pupils is relevant for carrying out projects of an innovative and transformative nature. Entrepreneurial training is enacted through Spanish educational regulations, in relation to the development of the key entrepreneurial competence. Thus, a training programme in entrepreneurial potential for school-age students, who are considered as agents of change, was evaluated under the approach of “enterprise education pedagogy”. For this purpose, an experimental research study, pre-test and post-test, with a control and experimental group, was designed. The sample consisted of 1036 participants from eight autonomous communities in Spain. The data analysis was carried out by means of a <i>t</i>-test to compare the mean before and after the application of the programme on the total number of participants, as well as on the subgroups with and without entrepreneurial intentions. The results show that the PEIEO programme had a positive effect on entrepreneurial potential. The experimental group, compared to the control group, significantly increased their total score in the <i>t</i>-test, as well as for each dimension of entrepreneurial potential. Similarly, the participants considered to have entrepreneurial intentions further increased their entrepreneurial potential compared to the group considered to have no entrepreneurial intentions. Consequently, the results indicate that entrepreneurship education, in a holistic sense, has a relevant impact on entrepreneurial potential in a programme aimed at training agents of change. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45037144307b4ebfa842559cb74699592023-12-22T14:42:55ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602023-12-01121268010.3390/socsci12120680Assessment of Entrepreneurial Potential in the Training of a New Generation of Change Agents in SpainAntonio Ramón Cárdenas-Gutiérrez0Ana María Domínguez-Quintero1Antonio Bernal-Guerrero2Department of Theory and History of Education and Social Pedagogy, University of Seville, 41013 Seville, SpainDepartment of Applied Economics I, University of Seville, 41013 Seville, SpainDepartment of Theory and History of Education and Social Pedagogy, University of Seville, 41013 Seville, SpainThe development of entrepreneurial potential in the training of school-age pupils is relevant for carrying out projects of an innovative and transformative nature. Entrepreneurial training is enacted through Spanish educational regulations, in relation to the development of the key entrepreneurial competence. Thus, a training programme in entrepreneurial potential for school-age students, who are considered as agents of change, was evaluated under the approach of “enterprise education pedagogy”. For this purpose, an experimental research study, pre-test and post-test, with a control and experimental group, was designed. The sample consisted of 1036 participants from eight autonomous communities in Spain. The data analysis was carried out by means of a <i>t</i>-test to compare the mean before and after the application of the programme on the total number of participants, as well as on the subgroups with and without entrepreneurial intentions. The results show that the PEIEO programme had a positive effect on entrepreneurial potential. The experimental group, compared to the control group, significantly increased their total score in the <i>t</i>-test, as well as for each dimension of entrepreneurial potential. Similarly, the participants considered to have entrepreneurial intentions further increased their entrepreneurial potential compared to the group considered to have no entrepreneurial intentions. Consequently, the results indicate that entrepreneurship education, in a holistic sense, has a relevant impact on entrepreneurial potential in a programme aimed at training agents of change.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/12/680entrepreneurial educationentrepreneurship educationagents of changeeffectiveness of entrepreneurship education |
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| title | Assessment of Entrepreneurial Potential in the Training of a New Generation of Change Agents in Spain |
| title_full | Assessment of Entrepreneurial Potential in the Training of a New Generation of Change Agents in Spain |
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| title_short | Assessment of Entrepreneurial Potential in the Training of a New Generation of Change Agents in Spain |
| title_sort | assessment of entrepreneurial potential in the training of a new generation of change agents in spain |
| topic | entrepreneurial education entrepreneurship education agents of change effectiveness of entrepreneurship education |
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