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Integrating entrepreneurship education into prospective educational leaders’ preparation: experience of two Public Universities in Tanzania

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Integrating entrepreneurship education into prospective educational leaders’ preparation is essential for enhancing future educational leaders’ capacities for innovation and creativity. However, entrepreneurship education has predominantly been an important feature in the curricula of business subjects in many universities. The existing literature suffers from limited empirical evidence on how entrepreneurship education is integrated into the preparation of prospective educational leaders. To narrow this knowledge gap, this study examines how two public universities integrate entrepreneurship education into prospective educational leaders’ preparation. Interviews with university officials and course lecturers and documentary analysis were employed for data collection. Findings indicate that each university took institutional curriculum policy strategies to introduce course modules, elective courses, and core courses on entrepreneurship aiming to construct entrepreneurship knowledge and skills among prospective educational leaders. Pedagogically, entrepreneurship education for prospective educational leaders empowered course lecturers to emphasise creativity, innovation, employment creation, and educational entrepreneurial leadership when teaching. The study broadens an understanding of how entrepreneurship education can be used to improve the educational leaders’ preparation programmes currently offered in the quest for enhancing educational leaders’ capacity for creativity and innovation when leading education and training institutions. The study concludes with suggested novel directions for further reshaping educational leaders’ preparation practice through entrepreneurship education.

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  1. Department of Educational Foundations and Management, Mkwawa University College of Education, Iringa, Tanzania

    Aaron Mkanga Manaseh

  2. Department of Educational Foundations, Management and Life-Long Learning, School of Education, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Moshi Amsi Mislay & Simon Peter Ngalomba

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Manaseh, A.M., Mislay, M.A. & Ngalomba, S.P. Integrating entrepreneurship education into prospective educational leaders’ preparation: experience of two Public Universities in Tanzania. Entrep Educ 5, 447–464 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41959-022-00086-8

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