Can Education for Sustainable Development Change Entrepreneurship Education to Deliver a Sustainable Future?

Abstract

An objective of the European Unionís Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan is to address high levels of youth unemployment in Europe by promoting entrepreneurship. Implementing entrepreneurship education in schools, colleges and universities is one of three strategic interventions proposed by the Action Plan. Sustainable entrepreneurship is a recognised branch of the wider field of entrepreneurship and the literature on sustainable entrepreneurship sees it as a means of addressing some of the sustainability challenges of the 21 st century. This article compares the pedagogical approaches and the competences of ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) with those of entrepreneurship education to identify how ESD might influence entrepreneurship education in order to develop entrepreneurs that contribute to a sustainable future. This comparison is placed in the context of the broader debate on the need to transform the dominant neo-liberal economic systems as part of the precondition for achieving a more sustainable future.

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“…Furthermore, just as companies and other organisations have recognised the demand for greater social and environmental sustainability, universities have responded with new pedagogical approaches. Hence, arose the concept of education for sustainable development (EDS), a term that refers to the various forms of learning and teaching associated with the sustainable development of societies [76]. In this way, UNESCO describes how EDS trains students to make responsible decisions in terms of environmental integrity, economic viability, and a just society, for present and future generations, leading the positive transformation of society [77].…”

Social Entrepreneurship Education in Primary School: Empowering Each Child with the YouthStart Entrepreneurial Challenges Programme

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