A Systematic Review of the Factors of Entrepreneurial Education in Pre-Service Teacher Education

Abstract

This study draws on ecological systems theory across the system levels of micro (entrepreneurial teacher), meso (entrepreneurial teaching training/stakeholders/institutions), exo (community involvement), macro (culture, value, policies), and chrono (socioeconomics). Together with a social constructivist perspective, we synthesize the prevalent factors in pre-service teacher Entrepreneurial Education (EE). This paper presents a systematic literature review of peer-reviewed studies in EE to address the research gap and inform the development of effective teacher preparation, promoting EE. Researchers obtained publications from databases, including ERIC, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar, through expert consulting and the backward snowballing technique. This systematic analysis used Covidence Reference Management Software to manage the screening and review of studies and extracted data for this study. Data screening and full-text review resulted in 61 relevant publications with Pre-Service Teacher (PST) education on EE as their research context. The qualitative content analysis and integrative synthesis method were then applied using NVivo to integrate coding and sorting into categories. The insights from this systematic review can aid in expanding the current emphasis on improving PST education in schools by incorporating EE into Higher Education Institutions to improve Pre-Service Teachers' and students' capabilities and to promote and advance this research field.