Unit of Research in Management Science (NECE), University of Beira Interior, Beira, Portugal.
Psicothema. 2011 Aug;23(3):453-7.
The importance of entrepreneurial activity for the economic growth of countries is now well established. The relevant literature suggests important links between education, venture creation and entrepreneurial performance, as well as between entrepreneurial education and entrepreneurial activity. The primary purpose of this paper is to provide some insights about entrepreneurship education. The meaning of entrepreneurship education is explained, and the significant increase of these educational programmes is highlighted. Literature has been suggesting that the most suitable indicator to evaluate the results of entrepreneurship education is the rate of new business creation. However, some studies indicate that the results of such programmes are not immediate. Therefore, many researchers try to understand the precursors of venture creation, concluding that is necessary to carry out longitudinal studies. Based on an overview of the research published about the existing linkage of entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial activity, the main topics studied by different academics are addressed. For the authors, the positive impact of entrepreneurship education puts a double challenge on governments in the future: the increased need of financial funds to support entrepreneurship education and the choice of the correct educational programme.
创业活动对国家经济增长的重要性现在已得到充分证实。相关文献表明，教育、创业和创业绩效之间存在着重要联系，创业教育和创业活动之间也存在着重要联系。本文的主要目的是提供一些关于创业教育的见解。文中解释了创业教育的含义，并强调了这些教育项目的显著增加。文献表明，评估创业教育成果的最合适指标是新企业创建率。然而，一些研究表明，这些项目的效果并非立竿见影。因此，许多研究人员试图了解创业的前因，得出的结论是有必要进行纵向研究。本文通过对已发表的关于创业教育与创业活动之间现有联系的研究进行综述，探讨了不同学者研究的主要课题。作者认为，创业教育的积极影响给政府带来了双重挑战：需要增加财政资金支持创业教育，以及选择正确的教育项目。
