APPRAISAL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS IN TANZANIA’S HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS
Main Article Content
Abstract
Entrepreneurship education has become an important issue in many education systems including Tanzania and has received a remarkable emphasis in Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs) in recent years. Although many researchers have highlighted the role of teaching and learning strategies in enhancing entrepreneurial capabilities, there is an on-going debate on whether the strategies employed for teaching and learning of entrepreneurship in Tanzanian HLIs are creating business-ready graduates withentrepreneurial capabilities. This study aims to review the existing literature on entrepreneurship education by assessing whether the teaching and learning strategies are equipping students with the desired entrepreneurial capabilities. Through a desk research and narrative review of the existing empirical and grey literature, the results indicate that the status of entrepreneurship teaching in HLIs ineffective in terms of promoting entrepreneurial capabilities of graduates.
Article Details
References
Acs, Z. (2006). How is entrepreneurship good for economic growth? Innovations: Technology, Governance, Globalization, 1(1), 97-107.Alberti, F., Sciascia, S. and Poli, A. (2004). Entrepreneurship Education: Notes on Ongoing Debate. A paper presented at the 14th Annual Int. Ent. Conference.University of Napoli,Federico II, Italy 4-7 July .Arasti, Z., Falavarjani, M. K., & Imanipour, N. (2012). A study of teaching methods in entrepreneurship education for graduate students. Higher Education Studies, 2(1), 2.Asamoah, P. (2014). Assessing the Need for Entrepreneurial Training at the Higher Educational Institutions in Ghana. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 5(28), 9-19.Bassey, U. U. and Archibong, I. A. (2005). Assuring Quality Graduate Output through Entrepreneurial Oriented Education in Nigerian Universities. Nigerian, Journal of Curriculum Studies, 12(3), 18-23.Bjorvatn, K., & Tungodden, B. (2010). Teaching business in Tanzania: Evaluating participation and performance. Journal of the European Economic Association, 8(2-3), 561-570.Cooney, T. M. (2012). Entrepreneurship skills for growth-orientated businesses. In Report for the Workshop on ‘Skills Development for SMEs and Entrepreneurship, 28.Copenhagen.Drucker, P. (1985). Innovation and entrepreneurship.New York: Harper and Row .Esmi, K., Marzoughi, R., & Torkzadeh, J. (2015). Teaching learning methods of an entrepreneurship curriculum. Journal of advances in medical education & professionalism, 3(4), 172.Fatoki, O. (2014). An Examination of the Teaching Methods for Entrepreneurship at a South African University. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(23), 512.Fayolle, A., Gailly, B.,. (2008). From craft to science. Teaching models and learning processes in entrepreneurship education. Journal of European Industrial Training, 32(7), 569-593.Fulgence, K. (2015). Assessing the status of entrepreneurship education courses in higher learning institutions: The case of Tanzania education schools. Education+ Training, 57(2), 239-258.Garavan, T. N., & O'Cinneide, B. (1994). Entrepreneurship education and training programmes: A review and evaluation-Part 1. Journal of European industrial training, 18(8), 3-12.Gibb, A. (2005). Towards the entrepreneurial university: entrepreneurship education as a lever for change.Policy Paper for the National .Haataja, A., Hietanen, L., Järvi, T., & Tompuri, H. (2009). Toward entrepreneurial capabilities learning decision making in a systemic learning environment. Evete2. Article, 1-37.HETAC. (2009). Draft guidelines and key criteria for the review of enterprise and entrepreneurship education. Retrieved November 3rd , 2016, from http://ieeponline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EEE-Draft-guidelines-B-W-for-issue-prior-to-conference.pdf.Hytti, U., & O'Gorman, C. (2004). What is “enterprise education”? An analysis of the objectives and methods of enterprise education programmes in four European countries. Education+ Training, 46(1), 11-23.Jiao, H., ogilvie, D., & Cui, Y. (2010). An empirical study of mechanisms to enhance entrepreneurs' capabilities through entrepreneurial learning in an emerging market. Journal of Chinese Entrepreneurship, 2(2), 196-217.Kaijage, E., & Wheeler, D. (2013). Supporting entrepreneurship education in East Africa.Report for presentation to stakeholders, UK Department for International Development.
Karra, N., Phillips, N., & Tracey, P. (2008). Building the born global firm: developing entrepreneurial capabilities for international new venture success. Long Range Planning, 41(4), 440-458.Katundu, M. A., & Gabagambi, D. M. (2016). Barriers to Business Start-up among Tanzanian University Graduates: Evidence from the University of Dar-es-salaam. Global Business Review, 17(1), 16-37.Katz, J. (2007). Education and training in entrepreneurship. The psychology of entrepreneurship, 209-235.Kuratko, D. (2005). The emergence of entrepreneurship education: Development, trends, and challenges. Entrepreneurship theory and practice, 29(5), 577-598.Mwasalwiba, E.S., Groenewegen, P., & Wakkee, I. (2014). University Entrepreneurship Education in Tanzania: Introducing Entrepreneurship Education in a Context of Transition. In A. &. Fayolle, Handbook on the entrepreneurial university(pp. 136-162). Edward Elgar Publishing.Mwasalwiba, S. (2010). Entrepreneurship education: a review of its objectives, teaching methods, and impact indicators. Education+ Training, 52(1), 20-47.Neck, H. M., & Greene, P.G. (2011). Entrepreneurship education: Known worlds and new frontiers. Journal of Small Business Management, 49(1), 55-70.Obisi, C., & Anyim, F. C. (2012). Developing the human capital for entrepreneurship challenges and successes. International journal of academic research in business and social sciences, 2(3), 128-134.Olomi, D. (2008). African Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development, Forthcoming.Olomi, D.R., & Sabokwigina, S. (2010). Entrepreneurship Education in Tanzanian Business Schools: A Nationawide Survey. 12th International Conference on African Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development .Zanzibar.Peter, S. (2013). Nature of urban youth unemployment in Tanzania: challenges and consequences. REPOA’s 19th Annual Research Workshop.Dar es Salaam.Quality Assurance Agency (QAA). (2012). Enterprise and entrepreneurship education: Guidance for UK higher education providers.Rwamtoga, B. (2011). Effects of Entrepreneurship Education On Entrepreneurship Development: A Case of Vocational Education And Training Authority (Dar Es Salaam Centre).Doctoral Dissertation, Open University of Tanzania.Salem, M. (2014). Building an entrepreneurial economy: Evidence from developing countries. The International Business & Economics Research Journal, 13(3), 629-636.Smith, D. (2010). The role of entrepreneurship in economic growth. Undergraduate Economic Review, 6(1).Szirmai, A., Naude, W.& Goedhuys, M. (2011). Entrepreneurship,Innovation,and Economic Development:AnOverview.Oxford University Press.The National Economic Empowerment Council (NEEC). (2013). National Entrepreneurship Training Framework (NETF).The Prime Minister’s Offce.Unger, J. M., Rauch, A., Frese, M., & Rosenbusch, N. (2011). Human capital and entrepreneurial success: A meta-analytical review. Journal of Business Venturing, 26(3), 341-358.