The Components of Entrepreneurship Curriculum based on the Comparative Approach

This paper investigated the components of entrepreneurship curriculum, including goals, content, learning activities, and teacher role, based on the documentaries in Iran and seven developed countries. First, the existing situation in Iran has been described, then the favorable situation in the other countries is stated, and finally the comparison was performed for two situations. According to the findings, in Iran documents, entrepreneurial goals and competencies are mentioned; but there is a lack of facilities due to the lack of a systematic procedure for teachers training and employment, and ineffective relationships between education and other institutions. The entrepreneurship content is too narrower in Iran. Learning activities are limited to school, namely applied activities in real work place, and individual and group projects on business are ignored. Also, the teacher role, in best condition, involves active implementation of curriculum; while in the developed countries, teacher has many authorities on selection and developing the curricula.