Entrepreneurship education in the Tanzanian higher education institutes: The learning theories perspective

How can higher learning institutions in Tanzania impart entrepreneurship for employment creation? Entrepreneurship education cultivates innovative talents, which is a crucial driving force for future development. The innovation-driven development strategies place new demands on entrepreneurship education. However, most of the current research and discussion in this field focuses on the construction of teaching staff in the entrepreneurial education ecosystem, curriculum development, and whether entrepreneurship education can influence the intention of entrepreneurship. Based on the learning theories, the individual traits and environmental of learners greatly influence the realization of entrepreneurship education. In Tanzania, the growth of higher learning is significant with some challenges and obstacles towards producing quality students. Among these challenges, effective teaching is the major one, others being infrastructures, learning facilities, and sizes of classes (number of students in a course). This study describes some innovative teaching and learning techniques in the Tanzanian higher education environment which helps to develop an individual’s mindset, behavior, skills and capabilities. The entrepreneurship education should be applied to create value in a range of contexts and environments from the public sector, charities, universities and social enterprises to corporate organizations and new venture start-ups.