Job uncertainty and ambiguity is a reality in many current societies, therefore, the idea of self-employment has taken a more active role, not only out of necessity, but also because it brings innovation and development to societies. In view of this situation, the following question arises: how can we strengthen the entrepreneurial spirit of our students? This article has the objective to collect theoretical information of the state of the art on entrepreneurship education: what it has been, what it is, and what can it be, in order to present the current condition of the topic, both in the psychological and pedagogical field. To achieve this objective, information from 108 research sources, mainly from scientific articles and books was collected, concluding that, although generally, entrepreneurship education has significantly contributed to the creation of businesses, developing countri...

La incertidumbre y ambigüedad en el empleo es una realidad en muchas sociedades actuales, por lo cual la idea de auto emplearse ha comenzado a tomar un rol más activo, no solo por necesidad, sino por los prospectos que trae de innovación y mejoría a las sociedades. Ante esta situación social nos asalta la pregunta: ¿Cómo podemos potenciar el espíritu emprendedor en nuestros estudiantes? El artículo tiene como objetivo recopilar información teórica del estado del arte sobre la educación emprendedora; lo que ha sido, es, y puede ser, con la finalidad de presentar la actualidad sobre el tema, tanto en el campo psicológico como en el campo pedagógico. Para lograr este objetivo, se recopiló información proveniente de 108 fuentes investigativas, refiriéndose a libros y artículos de revista, concluyendo que, a pesar de que a nivel general la educación emprendedora ha contribu...

Entrepreneurial Intention is commonly attributed to the interaction of cultural values and attitude; however, cultural values vary according to the context in which they are developed. The following study intends to show how Subjective Norms affect intentions of self-employment, as both, a direct factor and mediated through attitudinal values: Perceived Behavioral Control and Desirability, within a cross-cultural framework. A sample of 736 students from four different countries: Spain, Portugal, Mexico and India were used. Results yielded a direct relationship between Subjective Norm and Intention in all countries, except India. When mediated through attitude, the relation becomes stronger, even more when it’s through Desirability, except in Portugal, which the relationship is stronger directly through Social Norms. India does not show a relationship between Perceived Behavioral Contro...

In the psychological literature, intentions appear to be a good predictor of future planned behavior (Ajzen, 1991). This factor is directly associated with people's ability to create a business and self-employment as a strategy of progress and independence. The present study is an attempt to analyze whether there are differences between university students in Spain and Portugal regarding entrepreneurial intention and potential using the PROE instrument (Pessimism, Realism, Optimism and Entrepreneurship). The sample comprises 110 university students with a mean age of 21 years, 68.8% of whom were women and 29.5% were men. All factors evaluated have good internal consistency, and it was concluded that there are significant differences between Spanish and Portuguese students in their entrepreneurial potential, realism and optimism, with the establishment of social networks and economic moti...