Entrepreneur-oriented curriculum (Systematic review of domestic studies in the last three decades)

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

mohamadreza tangali ¹ , fateme taherpour ^{2 *} , Hossein Shokouhi Fard ³

1 - Master of Educational Management, Birjand University, Birjand, South Khorasan, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Birjand University, South Khorasan, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Birjand University, South Khorasan, Iran

Received: 2023-02-11 Accepted : 2025-05-20 Published : 2025-07-20

Keywords: Entrepreneur-oriented curriculum, entrepreneurship curriculum, entrepreneurship education curriculum, systematic review,

Abstract :

As the heart of educational and curricular activities, the goal of the curriculum should be to encourage learners to develop knowledge and functional skills through the realization of an entrepreneur-oriented curriculum. The aim of this article was to systematically review internal researches in the field of entrepreneur-oriented curriculum. The method used in this study was a systematic review. The search for related articles in the country's scientific databases (Noormags google, scholar, Ensani, Elmnet, SID, Magiran) was done in the period of 1371-1401. A search was made with the keywords "entrepreneur-oriented curriculum", "entrepreneurship curriculum", "entrepreneurship education curriculum". A total of 212 articles were collected, which after review and screening and based on research objectives and study inclusion criteria; 28 articles were selected and analyzed. The inclusion criteria of the studies included conducting research in Iran, publishing the study in Persian language, their full text and relevance to the topic. The findings showed that most of the studies were conducted in the last decade (1391-1401). Most of the studies (17 studies) are stated in the subject area of higher education and university. Also, most of the selected articles, 9 studies have investigated and explained the elements of the entrepreneur-oriented curriculum, and 8 studies have focused on the design and accreditation of the entrepreneur-oriented curriculum. As a result, a consensus has not yet been reached regarding the elements of the entrepreneur-oriented curriculum, and the need for a comprehensive and practical program is felt.

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