Global Impact IN SEPTEMBER , Sara Herald was invited to speak at the International
Social Innovation Research Conference hosted by Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland. The abstract she presented, “Making Entrepreneurs: Does Engagement with Innovation & Entrepreneurship Increase Confidence and Self-efficacy Among College Students?”, is a research collaboration between the Dingman Center and Associate Professor David Kirsch. The idea for the topic stems from a desire to determine if the university’s expansion of courses and programs in innovation and entrepreneurship has led to an increase in entrepreneurial attitudes among UMD students. Using data from an entry and exit survey conducted by the University’s Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment in 2016 and 2019, the researchers proposed the logic model below:
INFERENCE/ LOGIC MODEL
Used Resources
Didn't Use Resources
Aware of Resources
Pro-entrepreneurship
No interest or no need
Not Aware of Resources
Treatment Group
Control
S ara Herald after presenting the research at the conference in Glasgow, Scotland.
INITIAL FINDINGS No change in perceptions of innovation and entrepreneurship Increase in confidence in design thinking ability Male confidence > Female confidence Sara and David remain interested in the topic of effectiveness of entrepreneurship education, particularly among different demographics, and are involved in other efforts to determine how we might close the gender gap in entrepreneurial attitudes and outcomes.
DINGMAN CENTER ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020
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