Development and State of the Art of Entrepreneurship Education: A Bibliometric Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review of Entrepreneurship Education
3. Materials and Methods
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. General Characteristic Features of EE Related Literature
4.2. Sources
4.3. Geographic Structure of the Research
4.4. Epistemological Analysis of the Knowledge Base Development of EE
4.5. Conceptual Structure of EE Research
4.5.1. Application of the Conceptual Structure Map Method
4.5.2. Application of Science Mapping in EE Research
5. Conclusions, Implications, and Limitations
- A rapid development can be seen in number of EE-related publications.
- There is a high level of diversity in the topics of publications applying a diverse methodological base (e.g., sociology, social psychology, organizational sciences, etc.)
- There is extending international collaboration between different countries.
- The academic level research of EE becomes increasingly democratic because new countries have appeared on the list as the most productive.
- EE was considered a relatively new direction of research, and this explains the application of innovation theory and the triple helix model in the first segment of the research.
- Meanwhile, the COVID-19 crisis and the rapid development of AI and new innovative methods of teaching, integrating distance learning, internet-based education, and enhancing learners’ involvement via gamification have brought to light the significance of some relatively novel topics. Researchers might consider concentrating their attention in the future on such emerging themes in EE research.
- Most of the publications focus on the sphere of higher education. However, EE would be highly important in the case of elementary, vocational, and secondary schools, because in the developing world, a considerable number of these schools prepare for such types of profession, where entrepreneurship is a very important component of daily activity (e.g., in the service sector).
- To evaluate the possibilities of further development, the researchers applied the triple helix method (Figure 9). According to this approach, the possible limit of academy–business and society cooperation are determined by an A-B-C triangle, but some parts of this triangle are interesting for just two and not three parties. The best, trilateral possibilities of cooperation are in the E-F-G triangle. In this sphere, a win-win situation can be achieved for all parties; this is why the promotion of such types of cooperation and collaboration is highly desirable. Shane and Venkataraman noted that the possibilities of the creation of innovative products [54] that are interesting for the industry are shown in the E-G-F triangular area.
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Sources | Scope of the Review | Sample Articles | Time Period | Types of Study |
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[19] | The focus of this review is to identify methodological flaws in existing studies of the impact of entrepreneurship education and to provide recommendations for future research. | 39 | No time limit–2013 | Systematic literature review |
[20] | This study presents a thorough literature review and critical analysis of empirical studies on entrepreneurship education (EE) in higher education. This study seeks to discover if EE helps start enterprises. | 12 | 1997–2011 | Systematic literature review |
[21] | This study reviews the literature extensively to investigate widespread effective methods of teaching entrepreneurship at the university level. Curriculum and instructional practices are evaluated in light of recommendations from studies on entrepreneurial education. | 97 | 2005–2014 | Systematic literature review |
[22] | The scope of this study is to organize and integrate the previous literature in the field of entrepreneurship education and training focussing on regional development. | 383 | 1973–2016 | Comprehensive review |
[23] | This review examines 1134 CSSCI articles on Chinese entrepreneurship education from the past to the present. | 1134 | 1990–2017 | Bibliometric analysis |
[24] | The focus of this study is to examine and classify EE research literature in order to provide a taxonomical scheme for use in future studies. | 1773 | 1975–2014 | Bibliometric analysis |
[25] | This study reviews engineering student entrepreneurship education. | 324 | 2001–2017 | Comprehensive review |
[26] | This literature review analyses 325 scholarly articles on entrepreneurship education (EE). The paper examines how EE research changed from an economic growth strategy to an academic pursuit. It highlights the shift from teachers to students in education. | 325 | 1987–2017 | Bibliometric review |
[27] | The goal of this paper is to provide light on the development of pedagogy in studies of entrepreneurial education over the past few decades. | 395 | 1980–2018 | Systematic literature review |
[28] | This review focusses on entrepreneurship education in higher education. | 581 | 201–2020 | Bibliometric analysis |
[29] | The focus of this study is on entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurship intention. One potential strategy for encouraging this entrepreneurial mindset is participation in an entrepreneurial education program. | 298 | 2010–2020 | Bibliometric analysis |
[30] | The purpose of this study is to shed light on the development and current state of research in the discipline and to point the way towards promising new avenues of research. | 615 | 2012–2021 | Bibliometric analysis |
[31] | The scope of the review in this study is to investigate the decision-making processes associated with the implementation of education for entrepreneurship (EE) programs in schools and the integration of this topic into the policy-making process. | 19 | No time limit–2022 | Systematic literature review |
[32] | The scope of this study is to organize and integrate the previous literature in the field of entrepreneurship education (EE). The researchers aim to address the broad, complex, and fragmented nature of the research field by conducting co-citation analysis. | 680 | 1977–2021 | Bibliometric analysis |
[33] | The purpose of this research is to determine which factors in higher education contribute to individuals developing an interest in and plan to pursue a career in entrepreneurship. | 2185 | 2002–2022 | Bibliometric analysis |
Our paper | Focussing on entrepreneurial education (EE), this study uses bibliometric analysis, science mapping, and ontological and epistemological inquiry to unravel its historical development and predict its future directions. | 3787 | 1983–2022 | Comprehensive bibliometric review |
Description | Results |
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Timespan | 1983:2022 |
Sources (journals, books, etc.) | 1154 |
Documents | 3787 |
Annual Growth Rate % | 17.26 |
Document average age | 4.11 |
Average citations per doc | 13.56 |
References | 125,184 |
Keywords Plus (ID) | 2897 |
Author’s keywords (DE) | 8106 |
Authors | 8778 |
Authors of single-authored docs | 622 |
Single-authored docs | 666 |
Co-Authors per Doc | 2.89 |
International co-authorships % | 26.06 |
1983–2009 | 2010–2016 | 2017–2022 | |||
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Name of Journal | Articles | Name of Journal | Articles | Name of Journal | Articles |
Higher Education | 14 | Journal of Technology Transfer | 28 | Frontiers in Psychology | 157 |
Technovation | 12 | International Journal of Engineering Education | 20 | Sustainability | 147 |
International Journal of Engineering Education | 10 | Journal of Small Business Management | 15 | Education and Training | 113 |
Journal of Business Venturing | 8 | International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal | 13 | Industry and Higher Education | 67 |
Research Policy | 7 | International journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research | 13 | International Journal of Management Education | 56 |
Entrepreneurship and Regional Development | 6 | Research Policy | 13 | Studies in Higher education | 49 |
African Journal of Business Management | 4 | Small Business Economics | 13 | Journal of Technology transfer | 44 |
Transformations in Business & Economics | 4 | Entrepreneurship and Regional Development | 12 | International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research | 42 |
Journal of Higher Education | 3 | African Journal of Business Management | 11 | Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues | 28 |
Journal of Technology Transfer | 3 | Studies in Higher Education | 10 | Higher Education Skills and Work-based Learning | 28 |
Zone | Number of Journals | Ratio of Number of Journals to the Core Journals |
---|---|---|
1st | 28 | 1 |
2nd | 218 | 7.8 |
3rd | 1154 | 41.2 |
First Period (1983–2009) | Second Period (2010–2016) | Third Period (2017–2022) | |||
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Country | Share of Papers | Country | Share of Papers | Country | Share of Papers |
US | 32.4 | US | 24 | CN | 13.5 |
UK | 17.4 | UK | 11.4 | US | 9.6 |
CA | 4.2 | ES | 8.1 | UK | 7.1 |
AU | 3.3 | DE | 3.6 | ES | 6.7 |
DE | 2.8 | AU | 3.5 | IT | 4.3 |
CH | 2.3 | CA | 3.1 | DE | 2.9 |
ES | 2.3 | CN | 3.1 | MY | 2.7 |
IL | 1.9 | IT | 3.1 | PT | 2.4 |
IT | 1.9 | SW | 3 | ZA | 2.4 |
PO | 1.9 | NL | 2.8 | AU | 2.3 |
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Talukder SC, Lakner Z, Temesi Á. Development and State of the Art of Entrepreneurship Education: A Bibliometric Review. Education Sciences. 2024; 14(3):295. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14030295
Chicago/Turabian StyleTalukder, Saurav Chandra, Zoltán Lakner, and Ágoston Temesi. 2024. "Development and State of the Art of Entrepreneurship Education: A Bibliometric Review" Education Sciences 14, no. 3: 295. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14030295