Book contents
- Extension Education and the Social Sciences
- Extension Education and the Social Sciences
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Part I Overview of Extension and the Social Sciences
- Part II Addressing Key Issues in the Well-Being of Children, Youth, and Families
- Chapter 5 Extension’s Role in Supporting Young Children’s Well-Being
- Chapter 6 Supporting Youth through Family Engagement
- Chapter 7 The Application of Social Science in 4-H Youth Development
- Chapter 8 Promoting Healthy Behaviors and Communities through Food, Nutrition, and Health Extension Efforts
- Chapter 9 Youth Entrepreneurship Education
- Part III Looking Ahead: Emerging Issues and Trends
- Index
- References
Chapter 9 - Youth Entrepreneurship Education
Insights from Social Science Research*
from Part II - Addressing Key Issues in the Well-Being of Children, Youth, and Families
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 March 2024
- Extension Education and the Social Sciences
- Extension Education and the Social Sciences
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Part I Overview of Extension and the Social Sciences
- Part II Addressing Key Issues in the Well-Being of Children, Youth, and Families
- Chapter 5 Extension’s Role in Supporting Young Children’s Well-Being
- Chapter 6 Supporting Youth through Family Engagement
- Chapter 7 The Application of Social Science in 4-H Youth Development
- Chapter 8 Promoting Healthy Behaviors and Communities through Food, Nutrition, and Health Extension Efforts
- Chapter 9 Youth Entrepreneurship Education
- Part III Looking Ahead: Emerging Issues and Trends
- Index
- References
Summary
Entrepreneurship can have transformative impacts that benefit rural areas and uplift underserved communities. In higher education, entrepreneurship instruction has grown over the last half century but is in its nascent stage in nonformal youth development settings. This chapter highlights the value of Extension youth entrepreneurship education programs that are contextualized, account for the audience’s unique needs and available resources, are designed with clear program goals to frame effective delivery and evaluation, and that build capacity for sustainable programmatic implementation. We further propose that Extension can draw from and capitalize on the current literature on entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education for best practices in program development. Finally, we describe UpStarts, an entrepreneurship program that is intended to support positive socio-cognitive outcomes (e.g., entrepreneurial mindsets) and foster social connections among youth in rural communities. Implications focus on the role of Extension in translating research to effective practices to support youth entrepreneurship education in the communities.
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- Extension Education and the Social SciencesUplifting Children, Youth, Families, and Communities, pp. 185 - 202Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024