Enhancing Entrepreneurial Education in South African Primary and Secondary Schools: Perspectives from Teachers in the Limpopo Province

• Published in: Przedsiębiorczość Edukacja Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 95 - 108
• Main Authors: Ntsanwisi, Samuel, Simelane‑Mnisi, Sibongile
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of the National Education Commission in Krakow 27.06.2024; Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie; Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
• Subjects: attitudes; Business Economy / Management; curriculum; entrepreneurship; high school; primary school; School education; Socio-Economic Research; curriculum; entrepreneurship education; primary and secondary schools; attitude
• ISSN: 2083-3296; 2449-9048; 2449-9048
• DOI: 10.24917/20833296.201.6

This study has investigated teachers’ perspectives on enhancing entrepreneurial education in South African primary and secondary schools in the Limpopo Province. It has been motivated by a gap in the literature that indicated further research was needed. A sample of 101 teachers from rural and town-ship schools employed a quantitative method. Data were collected using a Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Entrepreneurship Education questionnaire focusing on the importance of entrepreneurship education within a school context. They were analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 25.The study demonstrated a solid Cronbach alpha reliability score of 0.90 with satisfactory face validity. The results showed that teachers expressed a need for time, training, financial resources, physical resources for classroom use, networking opportunities and sharing best practices to successfully implement entre-preneurship education in schools. It is recommended that entrepreneurship be taught as an individual subject in schools to yield entrepreneurial - minded learners from a young age who will be innovative thinkers, problem solvers, and business - minded