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EFFICIENCY OF ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION – PERCEPTION OF STUDENTS IN CROATIA

Countries in transition are characterized by relatively high rates of unemployment, a high amount of youth and highly educated among the active, but unemployed individuals. Similar to the developed countries, structure of business enterprises is dominated by micro, small and medium-size enterprise. There are, also, different projects of entrepreneurial education within the higher education sector. The topic of this paper is how the students perceive the practical value of available knowledge and skills, as related to the potential entrepreneurial activity, after finishing the education. Authors analyze the entrepreneurial education from the aspects of the educational content and the methods of teaching. They also analyze students’ perceptions, related to strengthening competences and skills, which can be associated to the entrepreneurial activity. The research has been conducted on a sample of the second year students. Its results show that the content and the approach of entrepreneurial education influence the positive perception of students, related to acquiring entrepreneurial competences and skills. The results can be useful for development of the entrepreneurial education system. They can be also used to initiate adequate measures of public support for educational institutions, as to develop a system of entrepreneurial education. Finally, they are a part of a methodological framework for assessment of entrepreneurial education efficiency in the institutions of higher education.

entrepreneurial education, entrepreneurial competences, Croatia, student entrepreneurship

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