Parental Thinking, Beliefs and Values: Establishing Entrepreneurial Skills in the Family

Abstract

This present paper focuses on the pedagogical aspects of parents’ thinking in order to get acquainted with the ideal mindset for supporting the development of entrepreneurial competence, one of the key competencies of the 21st century. Our quantitative research applied a questionnaire with 101 items and a reliability of Cronbach-α=0.856, N=1,146. Respondents from different regions and social classes in Hungary filled in the forms. Results indicate that parents are aware of the 21st century ideal; however, their educational views suggest conservative practice, which is not as supportive for the formation of entrepreneurial skills.

Promoting an Entrepreneurial Culture: Development, Feasibility and Acceptability of a Primary School-Based Program Focused on Soft Skills

“…The findings from the present study suggested the potential positive effect of the "Players of Dreams" (PD) program in promoting soft skills among fourth-grade primary-school students. These findings support the existing literature on the importance of incorporating soft skills development into primary education to foster future success in personal, social, and professional domains [3,5,38,39]. The results reveal that PD has potential benefits in enhancing self-confidence, self-knowledge, autonomy, problem-solving, communication, respect, empathy, creativity, and resilience, which are crucial in shaping an entrepreneurial mindset [40,41].…”

“…Soft skills among young people are fundamental to success in the 21st century [1][2][3][4][5][6]. The challenges of the market and life quality requirements, in addition to the technical or hard skills and personal and social skills (or soft skills) required to develop professionally, have a safe place in the complexity and unpredictability of today [5]. Many models of soft skills have been developed, and some integrate entrepreneurial competencies as essential to success [7][8][9].…”