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The Challenge of Developing Entrepreneurial Competence in the University Using the Project-Oriented Learning
Paula Crespí1, Marián Queiruga-Dios2, Araceli Queiruga-Dios3
1Facultad de Educación, Instituto de Acompañamiento, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, Spain.
Frontiers in Psychology
|August 8, 2022
Summary
Project-oriented learning (POL) significantly boosts entrepreneurial skills in university students. This methodology enhances key competencies like self-awareness, proactivity, and teamwork, crucial for societal value creation.
Area of Science:
- Education
- Entrepreneurship Studies
- Higher Education Pedagogy
Background:
- Global initiatives by the UN and European Commission promote entrepreneurial competence development.
- Entrepreneurial competence involves identifying opportunities and creating societal value.
- Transversal competences are key to fostering entrepreneurship in higher education.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the impact of Project-Oriented Learning (POL) on entrepreneurial competences.
- To evaluate the development of specific skills such as self-awareness, proactivity, and teamwork.
- To analyze these effects on first-year university students in Madrid.
Main Methods:
- Quasi-experimental design with a single-group pre-test/post-test approach.
- Utilized a sample of over 300 first-year students at Francisco de Vitoria University (UFV).
- Focused on measuring self-perceived development of entrepreneurial transversal competences.
Main Results:
- Significant improvements were observed in students' self-perceived entrepreneurial competences.
- Key areas of development included self-awareness, self-reliance, proactivity, and teamwork.
- The POL methodology demonstrated a positive effect on skill acquisition.
Conclusions:
- Project-Oriented Learning (POL) is an effective methodology for developing entrepreneurial transversal competences.
- POL fosters essential skills for students entering higher education and future societal contributions.
- The study validates POL as an ideal pedagogical approach for entrepreneurship education.
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