RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Education and entrepreneurship: entrepreneurial training in secondary education and its impact on entrepreneurial interest in the United States and Spain
A1 Digón Arroba, Consuelo
A1 Escolar Llamazares, María del Camino
A1 Di Giusto Valle, Cristina
A1 Torre Cruz, Tamara de la
A1 Luis Rico, María Isabel
A1 Palmero Cámara, María del Carmen
A1 Jiménez, Alfredo
K1 American
K1 Competences
K1 Education
K1 Entrepreneurial interest
K1 Spanish
K1 Students
K1 Entrepreneur
K1 Psicología de la educación
K1 Educational psychology
K1 Emprendedores
K1 Entrepreneurship
AB The pivotal role of education and entrepreneurial training in fostering economic growth,recovery and societal advancement is widely recognized. This study examines theinfluence of entrepreneurial training in secondary education on students’ entrepreneurialinterest in the United States and Spain, exploring how tailored educational approachescan shape future entrepreneurial ecosystems. Specifically, the objective of this study isto show and to analyze the relation that exists between training in financial knowledgeand the didactic methods associated with entrepreneurial interest. An explanatory andtransversal type of design is proposed. The entrepreneurial interest of students atBurgos University (Spain), with no formal business education and where actions topromote entrepreneurial spirit are limited, is compared with a sample from Washtenawin the state of Michigan where entrepreneurship education has achieved a notabledegree of maturity. The sample under study amounted to 276 students, between 13and 17 years of age. The results confirmed the positive influence of entrepreneurshipeducation as a factor that improved the entrepreneurial interest of the students fromboth Burgos and Michigan. Investigations are needed that follow students whosubsequently become entrepreneurs over time to know which subjects taught at schoolwere most useful when starting out as an entrepreneur.
PB Taylor and Francis
YR 2025
FD 2025-08
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10259/12296
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10259/12296
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 22-oct-2026