Entrepreneurial learning, Vol. 3 No. 2, 2013.
Original scientific paper
Myths of and obstacles in teaching entrepreneurship in Bosnia-Herzegovina and beyond
Nermin Zukic
orcid.org/0000-0003-4949-8420
Abstract
Teaching entrepreneurship has become a popular policy intervention that raises hopes for improved economic performance, including lower unemployment. Unfortunately there is no sufficient local and regional evidence that supports these expectations, in part because of substandard policy-making, monitoring and evaluation, and applied research capabilities. Furthermore, there are indications entrepreneurship is also being used as a social policy intervention, thereby generating different outcomes. Teaching in broader sense, as well as entrepreneurially-focused teaching has been neglected, including which content is to be taught and how, by whom, to whom, and what are likely long-term outcomes. All of this, combined with low adult learning participation rates, leaves many educational challenges unrecognized and unresolved. Without addressing systemic issues such as teacher training, any initiatives are likely to have only temporary, if any positive effects.
Keywords
Entrepreneurial learning; teaching entrepreneurship; teacher qualifications; Western Balkans; learning outcomes; benefits to the society; social policy; economic policy, entrepreneurial policy
Hrčak ID:
130397
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Publication date:
1.12.2013.
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