The Effects of an Entrepreneurial Project on the Career-Choice Readiness, Metacognition, and Growth Mindset of Secondary Students

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ID22045239
AutoresMaxi Eileen Brausch-Böger (0000-0002-5729-0788, Technical University of Munich, autor correspondente), Manuel Förster (0000-0001-8125-4595, Technical University of Munich)
Ano2024
Volume14
Fascículo5
Páginas485
Data de publicação2024-05-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEducation Sciences (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102
EditoraMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/educsci14050485
OpenAlexW4396584855
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas61

The present study evaluated the effect of a four-day entrepreneurial project on the career-choice readiness of secondary school students. The hypotheses underlying this study state that participation in a school startup project increases the students’ career-choice readiness, growth mindset, and metacognition. Based on the literature, it is also assumed that a positive correlation exists between metacognition, growth mindset, and career-choice readiness. The present study examined a student entrepreneurship program by conducting a pre–post design. School classes developed and implemented business ideas with qualified coaches within the program based on a comprehensive didactic approach. Data from each group of participants were collected at two measurement time points. The results demonstrated that the values for all constructs increased in the post-test after participating in the entrepreneurial intervention. Furthermore, the findings indicate that a growth mindset is related to career-choice readiness and mediates the relationship between career-choice readiness and metacognition. Moreover, metacognition additionally favors a growth mindset. Based on the findings, entrepreneurial projects at schools are helpful for vocational orientation and should be extended by cooperating with external organizations and partners

Cognition · Mathematics education · Metacognition · Mindset · Pedagogy · Self-efficacy · Career Development and Diversity · Computer Science · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation · Psychology · Social Psychology