Ebook: Evaluating Entrepreneurship Education

Entrepreneurship education at tertiary institutions ranks high on policy agendas in Europe and the US. The increase in resources allocated to this kind of education comes along with a growing demand for justifying these investments. A better understanding of the size and nature of entrepreneurship education effects is critical. Richard Weber addresses this question and analyzes the effects of a large-scale compulsory entrepreneurship course on students' entrepreneurial intentions by employing a quasi-experimental approach. Moreover, he highlights the role of social interactions among students in building entrepreneurial skills. The results yield important implications for public policy, sponsors and lecturers of entrepreneurship education.​

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Entrepreneurship education at tertiary institutions ranks high on policy agendas in Europe and the US. The increase in resources allocated to this kind of education comes along with a growing demand for justifying these investments. A better understanding of the size and nature of entrepreneurship education effects is critical. Richard Weber analyzes the effects of a large-scale compulsory entrepreneurship course on students' entrepreneurial intentions. Moreover, he highlights the role of social interactions among students in building entrepreneurial skills. The results yield important implications for public policy, sponsors, and lecturers of entrepreneurship education.

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Entrepreneurship education at tertiary institutions ranks high on policy agendas in Europe and the US. The increase in resources allocated to this kind of education comes along with a growing demand for justifying these investments. A better understanding of the size and nature of entrepreneurship education effects is critical. Richard Weber analyzes the effects of a large-scale compulsory entrepreneurship course on students' entrepreneurial intentions. Moreover, he highlights the role of social interactions among students in building entrepreneurial skills. The results yield important implications for public policy, sponsors, and lecturers of entrepreneurship education.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XXII
Introduction....Pages 1-31
Theoretical Foundations....Pages 33-78
Institutional Setting and Presentation of the Dataset....Pages 79-148
Determinants of Entrepreneurial Intentions....Pages 149-166
Assessing the Impact of Entrepreneurship Education – a Quasi-Experimental Approach....Pages 167-200
A Bayesian Updating Approach to Evaluate Entrepreneurship Education....Pages 201-263
Peer Effects in Entrepreneurship Education....Pages 265-320
Conclusion and Avenues for Further Research....Pages 321-327
Back Matter....Pages 329-352

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Entrepreneurship education at tertiary institutions ranks high on policy agendas in Europe and the US. The increase in resources allocated to this kind of education comes along with a growing demand for justifying these investments. A better understanding of the size and nature of entrepreneurship education effects is critical. Richard Weber analyzes the effects of a large-scale compulsory entrepreneurship course on students' entrepreneurial intentions. Moreover, he highlights the role of social interactions among students in building entrepreneurial skills. The results yield important implications for public policy, sponsors, and lecturers of entrepreneurship education.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XXII
Introduction....Pages 1-31
Theoretical Foundations....Pages 33-78
Institutional Setting and Presentation of the Dataset....Pages 79-148
Determinants of Entrepreneurial Intentions....Pages 149-166
Assessing the Impact of Entrepreneurship Education – a Quasi-Experimental Approach....Pages 167-200
A Bayesian Updating Approach to Evaluate Entrepreneurship Education....Pages 201-263
Peer Effects in Entrepreneurship Education....Pages 265-320
Conclusion and Avenues for Further Research....Pages 321-327
Back Matter....Pages 329-352
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