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- Using South Africa as a case study, this study looked at the impact of entrepreneurship on the country's economic development. Data was gathered using a qualitative method. As a result, semi-structured interviews were performed with eight people in four rural South African districts. The study's findings suggest that elements such as job creation, community development, raising the standard of living, and encouraging research and development for entrepreneurship, among others, are all aspects that contribute to the country's economic growth and development. As a result, it is suggested that everyone should learn how to be an entrepreneur, that educational institutions and government organizations should work together to promote work-integrated learning, and that government policies should tell the country how important entrepreneurship is to the growth of the economy.
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- The 21st-century has ushered in a complex entrepreneurial ecosystem which is characterized by digital transformation, rapid technological advancement and evolving societal challenges. To meet up with the demands of our rapidly changing world, there is a need to shift from the traditional entrepreneurship education to equipping innovators with diverse skill sets required by today’s entrepreneurs. Hence, the aim of this study is to explore the essential skills that entrepreneurship education should accentuate in the 21st-century. This study is qualitative in nature and employed the use of semi-structured interviews to gather information from six entrepreneurship educators from diverse academic backgrounds. Thematic analysis was conducted and core competencies such as critical thinking, creativity and design thinking, digital literacy, resilience and adaptability, collaboration and communication, as well as ethical and social responsibility were identified as fundamental skills required to prepare future innovators. The findings of the study reveal that educators perceive traditional entrepreneurship curricula as overly focused on business plans and theoretical knowledge, it always neglects practical skill development crucial for navigating contemporary challenges. The study advocates for a paradigm shift towards experiential learning, interdisciplinary collaboration, and comprehensive curriculum reform that entrenches these competencies in teaching and assessment frameworks, to foster effective entrepreneurial mindsets, skills and capabilities.
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- Entrepreneurship remains core to different societies as it contributes to the development in various ways. Hence, this study explores the role played by entrepreneurship in promoting economic development, economic growth and job creation. It considers the way entrepreneurship contributes to the economic growth of the country, with an aim of understanding how entrepreneurship influences the standard of living of people, economic development, wealth-sharing and job creation method. Questionnaires were administered to 300 lecturers across 5 tertiary institutions learning in South Africa. Retrieved data was analysed using SPSS. The analysed data show that entrepreneurship has the potency to enhance development. Further findings from the study shows that it is good practice for tertiary institutions of learning to have budget for entrepreneurship education, which in turn is expected to empower citizens. Also, it is good for stakeholders which should include entrepreneurs within and around the host communities of the institutions of learning to be involved during curriculum planning. The study recommends amongst others that entrepreneurship education should be maximised in improving job creation, ensuring sustainable development. Also, relevant stakeholders such as entrepreneurs should be involved in curriculum planning and designing, entrepreneurship education should be treated with utmost caution and made a practical course.
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- Management and implementation of entrepreneurship in institutions of higher learning in South AfricaThe study explored the importance of management and implementation of entrepreneurship in institutions of higher learning, using a selected university in South Africa as a case study. Qualitative method was adopted for data collection from eight (8) randomly selected students from four (4) faculties in that particular institution of higher learning. The findings of the study show that infrastructures, policies, university curriculum, amongst others affect the management and implementation of entrepreneurship in the selected university. Further findings suggest that if students registered at the university graduate with entrepreneurial skills and ideas of how to become entrepreneurs, it will be easy for them to be able to start and run their own businesses. However, few responses of participants suggest indifference in the idea of managing and implementing entrepreneurship as a module in higher institutions of learning. The study recommends amongst others that the curriculum at universities should include core module (s) that are centred on entrepreneurship, while policies are made to promote entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial activities in institutions of learning. Also, students studying at universities should be encouraged to start entrepreneurship projects and seek funding from industries.
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- 2020| Allied Business Acad...Entrepreneurship remains a major subject considered relevant to proffering solutions to challenges of unemployment across various continents of the world, South Africa inclusive. However, in spite of the need for entrepreneurship, the approach with which entrepreneurial activities are conducted contributes to the success or challenges experienced in various entrepreneurial spaces. This study explores the role of role of Work Integrated Learning (WIL) in proffering solution and contributing to the success of entrepreneurial activities in developing nations, using rural areas in South Africa as a case study. Relevant literatures were reviewed in relation to the subject matter. The findings of the study show amongst others that Work Integrated Learning aids collaboration between institutions of learning and firms within and around the host communities of the universities. Also, such collaborations tend to help students practically in their academic pursuits. Hence, the study recommends that Work Integrated Learning should be promoted in various higher institutions of learning.
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- This study explored the effects of entrepreneurship in remedying unemployment in rural communities, using South Africa as a case study. Qualitative method was adopted for data collection. Hence, semi-structured interviews were conducted for 12 final year students from four faculties in a selected rural based university in South Africa. The findings of the study show that the curriculum of the university, lack of work integrated learning approach, shortage of infrastructures, policies of the government and university, orientation of the students towards entrepreneurship among others are factors hindering the growth of entrepreneurship within the institution and host community. Recommendations are therefore made that entrepreneurship should be introduced as a core module, partnership between the university and organizations within the community should be formed to promote work integrated learning, while policies of the government and university that can enhance entrepreneurship from undergraduate level should be made and implemented.
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