THE PECULIARITIES OF DEVELOPMENT STUDENTSʼ ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCE IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS: THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24919/2313-2094.5/37.102642

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development, entrepreneurial competence, educational concepts, the American school, mini-enterprises

Abstract

The development of entrepreneurial competence of the younger generation at the beginning of the third millennium became a necessary part of secondary education of foreign countries. Very often, in most developed countries, including the United States, teachers and entrepreneurs expresses their opinion that the potential of school education is not completely used. Most entrepreneurs require in their employees analytical and systematic thinking, initiative and communicative skills, decision making skills and responsibility which are necessary in modern conditions.

The article is devoted to the peculiarities of development the students entrepreneurial competence in American secondary schools. It is noted that entrepreneurial competence concerns all spheres of life. It gives citizens the opportunity to care for their own development, to make an active contribution to society, to work at the labor market as an employee or self-employed person, and to take their own business or bring to a higher level the enterprise which may have cultural, social or commercial purposes. The essence of «entrepreneurial competence», purpose and educational entrepreneurial concepts are outlined. The author gives the examples of American school programs, including «Junior Achievement Incorporated», in consequence of the cooperation with which the publishing of the magazine «Young Money Magazine», with leading American firms «Ackerley Group», «Hewlett Packard», «Microsoft», more than one million students annually learn the rules of business and personal financial accounting.

The efficiency of created mini-enterprises in American schools are emphasized. It is concluded that the development of entrepreneurial competence in the educational context of the United States helps students to become more flexible, confident, independent, able to make decisions, plan, communicate with partners, have more social skills, information about the business, get to know themselves and learn management.

Author Biography

Viktoria Slipenko, Pavlo Tychyna State Pedagogical University

Lecturer, Pavlo Tychyna State Pedagogical University

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2017-06-30

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