HOW TO RAISE AN ENTREPRENEUR?FOSTERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SLOVENIAN SECONDARY EDUCATION

Abstract

The article uses a case-study of a Slovenian secondary school to discuss national specifics and European trajectories of entrepreneurship education. Itis based on an historical overview of its development in Slovenia and narrativeinterviews with educators, headmasters, mentors, and students to illustratehow educational opportunities shape students’ agency. Adding to the standardargument of the neoliberalisation of contemporary education in which studentsare seen as human capital, the article analyses how the school works withthem in regular programmes and extracurricular activities to avoid neoliberallabelling. It fosters volunteering, addresses local problems, and encouragesthe critical assessment of the need to intervene