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Spring 2005

ISSN 0890-913X

Volume 20, Number 2

Categories: Spring 2005 | Education in Enterpreneurship

An Assessment of Youth Entrepreneurship Programs in the United States

Teresa A. Daniel, Marshall University

Calvin A. Kent, Marshall University

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AnAssessmentofYouthEntrepreneurshipProgramsintheUnitedStatesTeresaA.DanielCalvinA.KentMarshallUniversityAstrongentrepreneurshipeducationpresenceisanecessarykeytotheaccelerationofventureinitiationintheUnitedStates.Youthentrepreneurshipprogramsareproliferatingacrossthecountry,throughschools,communitygroups,youthgroupsandprivateenterprises.Thispaperprovidesasynopsisofthecurrentstatusoftheprincipalorganizationsinvolvedinyouthentrepreneurshipeducation,aswellasthekeyprogramscurrentlyofferedfortheK-12youthmarket.Throughananalysisoftheliteratureandavailabledata,theauthorsseektoanswerthequestion:Whoisdoingwhatinthegrowingfieldofyouthentrepreneurshipeducationandwhattypesofprogramsareavailable?Anothergoalistoassesswhethertheprogramsareworking(e.g.,aretheyactuallyincreasingthelevelofentrepreneurialandnewbusinessactivitybythosewhoparticipateinthem).Finally,thepaperwilloffersomesuggestionsforimprovingtheassessmentoftheseprograms.Morethan11.3percentofadultsintheUnitedStateswereengagedinentrepreneurialactivityin2003,representinganincreasefrom10.5percentrecordedin2002(GEMMonitor,2003).Thissamereportindicatedthatasmanyas300millionpeoplearoundtheglobeweretryingtolaunchnewfirmsin2003.TheGEMMonitorreportalsocontendsthatthesesignificantnumbersindicatethatentrepreneurshipisawidespreadphenomenonthatsparksinnovation,createsjobs,andcontributestomoreprosperousnationaleconomies.Withroughly54millionstudentscurrentlyenrolledinKB12classroomsacrosstheUnitedStates(NationalCenterforEducationStatistics,2002),thisstudentgrouprepresentsasignificantpotentialmarketforentrepreneurshipeducationandislikelytobepartoffuturestatisticsaboutnewventuredevelopment.Thissamegroupalsoappearstohaveakeeninterestinlearningaboutnewbusinessdevelopment.

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Title	An Assessment of Youth Entrepreneurship Programs in the United States
Authors/Creators:	Teresa A. Daniel, Marshall University Calvin A. Kent, Marshall University
Year:	2005
Volume:	20
Number:	2
Pages:	126 - 147
Publisher:	The Association of Private Enterprise Education
ISSN:	0890-913X
Document Type:	Articles
Keywords:	Entrepreneurship, K-12 Education, Basic Education, Curriculum, Market economy, Government policy, Economic Education

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Daniel, Teresa A.; Kent, Calvin A. / 2005. "An Assessment of Youth Entrepreneurship Programs in the United States." The Journal of Private Enterprise, 20(2): 126-147.