Entrepreneurship Education at University: Towards a Review of Effective Learning models

Abstract

This paper analyzes different approaches to entrepreneurship education at university-level studies, with the aim of identifying effective learning models and providing a new classification and understanding of best practices. The authors of the paper believe that effective teaching and learning models of entrepreneurship are of great importance for building entrepreneurial economies of today. The main research question is how students should learn entrepreneurship during their higher education across various study fields for improving the educational process at university and to contribute to the future research of academics.The research conducted in this paper is based on a systematic literature review (SLR). After exploring diverse approaches to SLR, the authors opted for the one depicted in Figure 1, which was adapted from [15]. Considering the work of the group of authors [1], [6] and [12], the following types of entrepreneurship education are identified among papers included in the research: generalized, motivational, augmented entrepreneurial education, as well as training-based on real projects. An excerpt from the obtained results is provided in Table 1 due to the abstract length limitation. The results of this paper underline the importance of combining numerous theoretical models with those applied in business practice to encourage the development of entrepreneurial skills among students. Modern age labor market demands holistic capacities for entrepreneurship to be developed. Future research directions should be focused on examining the impact of these models on student satisfaction, motivation and their influence on subsequent entrepreneurial endeavors and their success.