Background: Career-focused education programs in the United States increasingly emphasize 21st century workplace readiness. These programs use project-based learning to develop a holistic, noncognitive skillset linked to an entrepreneurial mindset. Purpose: This study assesses the relationship between entrepreneurial mindset development and students in entrepreneurship education programs compared with other career-focused academies. Methodology/Approach: Using a quasi-experimental design, entrepreneurial mindset was measured in two matched groups of students from underserved communities at the beginning and end of the school year. Additional analyses were conducted to assess the impact of career-focused education on student outlook of career readiness. Findings/Conclusions: Students in entrepreneurship education showed an overall statistically significant increase in entrepreneurial mindset, specifically in communication and collaboration, opportunity recognition, and critical thinking and problem-solving. Moreover, there was a positive association between entrepreneurial mindset gains and perceptions of future career success. Implications: This study paves the way for more rigorous research on linkages between career-focused education and noncognitive skills and suggests that entrepreneurship education may be effective in developing noncognitive skills linked to career success.

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中学生创业教育、创业心态与就业准备的关系

背景：美国以职业为重点的教育计划越来越强调 21 世纪的职场准备。这些计划使用基于项目的学习来培养与创业心态相关的整体、非认知技能。目的：与其他以职业为重点的学院相比，本研究评估了创业教育项目中创业思维发展与学生之间的关系。方法/方法：使用准实验设计，在学年开始和结束时，对来自服务不足社区的两组学生的创业心态进行了测量。进行了额外的分析以评估以职业为中心的教育对学生职业准备前景的影响。调查结果/结论：接受创业教育的学生在创业心态方面表现出整体统计上的显着增长，特别是在沟通与协作、机会识别、批判性思维和解决问题方面。此外，创业心态的收益与对未来职业成功的看法之间存在正相关。启示：本研究为更严格地研究以职业为中心的教育与非认知技能之间的联系铺平了道路，并表明创业教育可能有效地培养与职业成功相关的非认知技能。创业心态的提高与对未来职业成功的看法之间存在正相关。启示：本研究为更严格地研究以职业为中心的教育与非认知技能之间的联系铺平了道路，并表明创业教育可能有效地培养与职业成功相关的非认知技能。创业心态的提高与对未来职业成功的看法之间存在正相关。启示：本研究为更严格地研究以职业为中心的教育与非认知技能之间的联系铺平了道路，并表明创业教育可能有效地培养与职业成功相关的非认知技能。