The characteristics and implications of the top entrepreneurship education curriculum system in American universities—A case study of Oklahoma State University
Since the Mid-20th century,American universities have started to offer entrepreneurship education courses,and gradually constructed a global leading entrepreneurship curriculum system.Oklahoma State University,as an emerging top entrepreneurship education university,has developed rapidly in the construction of entrepreneurship courses and established mature and unique entrepreneurship curriculum system.Concerning target orientation,this university aims to cultivate students'transversal competencies in entrepreneurship;Concerning course organization,it constitutes the multi-level and modularized structure to satisfy students'individual development needs;Concerning the content of the curriculum,it relies on interdisciplinary entrepreneurship education programs to promote the integration of professional education and entrepreneurship education;Concerning practical teaching,it establishes a wide and systematic practical courses system;Concerning courses implementation,it constructs a comprehensive"Three in One"system.Analyzing the successful experience in building the entrepreneurship curriculum system at Oklahoma State University has great value for Chinese universities in promoting innovative development of entrepreneurship curriculum systems and enhancing the quality of entrepreneurship course implementation in the new era.
American universitiesentrepreneurship educationcurriculum systemOklahoma State University