THE EDUCATION OF ENTREPRENEURS: AN INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT

Entrepreneurship education programs have expanded across post-secondary education in the past thirty years, leading to an increased need in instruments that can evaluate the impact of entrepreneurship education. An instrument in entrepreneurial development with sub-scores in Entrepreneurial Intent, Entrepreneurship Self-Efficacy, Entrepreneurship Outcome Expectations, and Goal Directed Activity was revised over three related studies to investigate the effect entrepreneurship education has on entrepreneurship development. In three separate samples, this instrument differentiated between students, existing entrepreneurs, and alumni individuals who had entrepreneurial coursework versus individuals who did not participate in entrepreneurial education.