Entrepreneurship education: A systematic review of the evidence

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 479-510

  Pittaway, Luke ^a   Cope, Jason ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Entrepreneurial learning; Entrepreneurship education; Higher education; Systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

EID: 35648970516     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242607080656     Document Type: Review

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