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Sort Desciption: WP 2002-02 March 2002 Working Paper University-wide Entrepreneurship Education: Alternative Models and Current Trends Department of Applied Economics and Management Cornell University, Ithaca, New ...

Content Inside: WP 2002-02 March 2002 Working Paper University-wide Entrepreneurship Education: Alternative Models and Current Trends Department of Applied Economics and Management Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-7801 USA Deborah H. Streeter John P. Jaquette, Jr. Kathryn Hovis It is the policy of Cornell University actively to support equality of educational and employment opportunity.  No person shall be denied admission to any educational program or activity or be denied employment on the basis of any legally prohibited discrimination involving, but not limited to, such factors as race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, age or handicap.  The University is committed to the maintenance of affirmative action programs which will assure the continuation of such equality of opportunity. 3 University-wide Entrepreneurship Education: Alternative Models and Current Trends Deborah H. Streeter* John P. Jaquette, Jr. Kathryn Hovis Abstract The paper examines the trend towards university-wide programs in entrepreneurship education.  We present a conceptual framework for dividing university-wide programs into two categories:  "magnet programs," which draw students into entrepreneurship courses offered in the business school, and "radiant programs," which feature entrepreneurship courses outside the business school, focused on the specific context of the non-business students.  Examining 38 ranked entrepreneurship programs, we found that about 75% now have university-wide programs, most of which follow a magnet model. In interviews with stakeholders at sample institutions (some ranked, others not), we found that magnet and radiant programs differ in terms of program definition, motivation for the university-wide focus, and costs and benefits.  Our major findings are 1) The trend toward University-wide entrepreneurship education is strong and gaining momentum 2) Our ...

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