Entrepreneurship education: systematic literature review and future research directions

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of the study is to further understanding of entrepreneurship education, highlighting current trends and directions for further research.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper used systematic literature review of published articles to collect, evaluate, and interpret entrepreneurship education literature from selected databases between 2009 and 2019. The study reviewed 90 articles from the entrepreneurship education literature. There are several different topics that have been analyzed; with the most researched topic being analyzed was focusing on entrepreneurship education development.

Findings

Entrepreneurship education programs have become an increasingly important focus of attention in recent years. This paper deeply investigates the literature on entrepreneurship education to help entrepreneurship education decision makers to develop better solutions.

Research limitations/implications

It must be noted that this study has some limitations, which suggest avenues for further research. In reviewing the articles, the study used only four databases and only considered papers published between 2009 and 2019. Other studies may include more databases and a longer time frame.

Originality/value

Regarding the theories most used in the reviewed articles, TPB and social learning theory (SLT) were most used in relation to entrepreneurship education. This shows that researchers were focusing on the influence of entrepreneurship education in relation to the entrepreneurial intention, behavior and attitude of the individuals.

Citation

Mohamed, N.A. and Sheikh Ali, A.Y. (2021), "Entrepreneurship education: systematic literature review and future research directions", World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 17 No. 4, pp. 644-661. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJEMSD-07-2020-0084