A Meta-analysis of researches conducted in the field of entrepreneurship education in Iran and in other selected countries.

The objective of this research is to do a meta-analysis of researches that were conducted before in the field of entrepreneurship education in Iran and in other selected countries. The method used in this research was collecting and classifying researches that were carried out in the current decade in the field of entrepreneurship education in Iran and 24 other countries. The process of reviewing researches has taken place in two aspects. In the first aspect, the outcome of entrepreneurship education, such as the managers’ understanding of entrepreneurship, high-risk investments, GDP, and doing scientific researches has been reviewed. In the second aspect, educational components, such as the lessons’ content, teachers’ features, teaching method, using educational tools, and learners’ features have been scrutinized. These components, together, form the process of learning entrepreneurship education; which has become the focus of this research. Using study resources which are consist of theses and registered articles in credible scientific websites and journals. In this research, a number of 33 theses have been selected as the main source and case under the study, while books and articles have been considered as the secondary sources. The results of this research, which has been carried out using descriptive statistics and conclusion of other studies indicate that determination of educational level has not been stated in a relative and a standard way; but in the aspect of educational components, which has the highest number of studies to itself, it includes content, teachers, teaching method and learners. In the case of content, the education level was higher than the average but in the case of the learner, it had the lowest level. Suggestions to reach sustainable development in a developing country, paying attention to educational research, entrepreneurship and presenting models and practical approaches in order to remove the obstacles of entrepreneurship education are essential.

A Meta-analysis of researches conducted in the field of entrepreneurship education in Iran and in other selected countries. Keywords:

entrepreneurship , education , schools and universities , selected countries