Chapter 4
EET Program Landscape and Analysis
The Conceptual Framework discussed in chapter 3 is based on a review of existing entrepreneurship education and training (EET) research, and thus helps to summarize existing research about EET programs. A secondary purpose of the framework is to enable an analysis of existing EET programs to inform a discussion about what proved to work well, what did not work, and the lessons learned. As described in the Methodology section in chapter 1, a set of criteria related to the rigor of each program’s evaluation generated a sample of programs. While the sample cannot be considered exhaustive, the study identified and analyzed 60 EET programs with evaluations that met the standards of Tier 1 (21 programs), Tier 2 (10 programs), and Tier 3 (29 programs). Of that total, 19 programs were classified as entrepreneurship education (EE), while 41 were classified as entrepreneurship training (ET). This section presents the findings from the Conceptual Framework application—analyzing this sample of EET programs by target group. In particular, findings from the evaluations of Tier 1 and 2 programs inform findings about program outcomes. Tables 4.2, 4.4, 4.7, and 4.10 summarize these findings for each program type. Lastly, where relevant, additional EET literature and available meta-analysis findings informed the study. Given the heterogeneity of the EET landscape, the analysis is conducted by target group to enable a more focused discussion and breaks down the sample of programs as follows: EE secondary education students, EE higher education students, ET for potential entrepreneurs, and ET for practicing entrepreneurs. Programs falling under the same category were collectively analyzed to produce a set of observations about their common dimensions, which are then organized according to the Conceptual Framework and highlighted in figures 4.1–4.4. These figures feature the distribution of the various outcome domains identified by the evaluations (M = Mindsets, C = Capabilities, S = Entrepreneurial Status, P = Entrepreneurial Performance) Entrepreneurship Education and Training Programs around the World http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-0202-7
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