DISSERTATION PROPOSAL
Topic: ‘Creating a sense of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Secondary school students in Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica’
Introduction
Dissertation is one proof that accounts for good research investigation, as for this study the creation of innovative and entrepreneurial sense will be discussed and explained into comprehensive and detailed organization. The focus will be in accordance to the secondary school students in Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica. The encounter of substantial sub-headings has to be known in this introduction from research problem, to research questions, down to research methodology and other aspects. Aside, several literature support will be included in this study in order for the expected readers, to understand how research spontaneity and vigor are being put into integration and collaborated into vital research organization and themes.
This study will examine innovation and entrepreneurship among secondary school students from within strategies of competition and survival into the demands of education environment. The rationale then, is amiably investigate the challenges and issues of innovation and entrepreneurship of secondary students in Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica, to provide imperative ways and actions to take account of education processes despite several challenges imposed by the modern education curriculum. In general, the research will examine innovation and entrepreneurship upon its sense creation and how the students can avoid certain lack of knowledge and understanding of the latter as perceived. Specifically, the objectives of the research are the following:
To conduct a comprehensive appraisal and analysis of innovation and entrepreneurship, in general context
To understand innovation and entrepreneurship as major call for educational rubrics
To successfully conduct, administer and interpret questionnaires as main tool of study methodology, assuming standards and guidelines for the students to follow
Ideally, a major source of technological advancement has been good result of several innovators and entrepreneurs working independently of large industrial corporations and government laboratories. It is alarming to know just as how little is being taught about school subjects relating to such innovation and entrepreneurship. Educators know that something should be taught, but in general teachers are confused as to just what should be taught and how to teach the subject matter. Since the development of human resources through education is a key element in any society, elementary and secondary schools must broaden their focus to prepare students to become active and effective advocates of the technological based society (Acs, Arenius, Hay and Minniti, 2005; Fagerberg and Verspagen, 2003) There is growing need to teach the fundamentals of innovation and entrepreneurship, to develop new ways to produce better trained and literate secondary students in Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica. While research material have focused more about innovation and entrepreneurship, the purpose is not necessarily to produce entrepreneurs, but rather to produce equipped students better prepared to enter workforce soon. By providing students with exposure to the business world prior to graduation, they are better prepared for job positions. The vast majority of students will not go on to create new businesses, but the experience is still worthwhile as students bring to innovative and entrepreneurial skills set into potential ways (Acs, Arenius, Hay and Minniti, 2005; Fagerberg and Verspagen, 2003).
Research Hypotheses:
The need to investigate the following points:
To what extend secondary school graduates lacking entrepreneurial and innovative skills.
The reactions and responses to the teaching of the curriculum.
The role of Ministry of Education and school leadership in the development of Innovation and entrepreneurial skills.
Strategies that can be implemented to overcome the challenges.
What is known: (literature consulted):
Ministry of Education Vision 2020 document cites the development of ‘Innovative people’.
Expert’s opinions on the rationale for syllabuses existing from 1980 to present date with respect to the development of entrepreneurial and innovation skills as a learning outcome.
For this proposal, several research questions have to be addressed (see below)
Research Questions
To what extent secondary school graduates lacking entrepreneurial and innovative skills.
What is the role of Ministry of Education now playing in the development in entrepreneurial and innovative skills?
What are the reactions and responses of students to the teaching of the curriculum?
What can be done to overcome these challenges?
In addition, this study will also include the discussion of relevant literature. The outcome of this study will be helpful for different students around the countries mention as especially those who have limited ideas regarding importance of innovation and entrepreneurship in today’s society. In addition, research study is significant in terms of helping school other students to know and at the same time apply the importance of having causal knowledge towards innovation and entrepreneurship. The findings of the study will be able to benefit various school institutions aside Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica. This means that the results of the study will be beneficial to secondary students since the research will be able to support proponent claims into such theories and that there helps to have competitive goal and position in education milieu. This also suggests that the findings of the research will allow school leaders and universities to integrate creative sense towards innovation and entrepreneurial spirit. The information that will be gathered for this study will be derived from primary and secondary resources. The primary source of data will come from survey questionnaires prepared by the researcher, which will be distributed to the secondary students as the participants of the study. The secondary sources of data will come from published articles from social science journals, theses and related studies on innovation and entrepreneurship. Time will be the greatest limitation to this research, which may hinder good outcomes. Environmental factors, such as socioeconomic factors, are beyond the control of the researcher and can create many variables within the research.
Main Research Methodology:
Use of questionnaires and interviews – the target respondents are:
(a) Syllabus developer
(b) Member of the Examining Committee
(c) Schools who are already involved in delivering entrepreneurial and innovation skills
(d) Schools who are not involved in this type of delivery
Note: Questionnaires for schools will be designed in three parts (a section for School leadership, Teachers and Students).
Secondary Data – Sources: Newspapers, Articles, Websites and Government Documents.
Visit and observe schools that practice such skills through the delivery of Curriculum use business laboratory or practicum.
Make a comparative analysis in order to deduce if there is a lack of Entrepreneurial and innovation skills. Identify the strengths and weaknesses and lastly design a model to overcome the challenges.
Potential Difficulties (Key contacts, activities)
It will be difficult to interview/contact key people from Jamaica who are part of school leadership, member of examining team, syllabus developer, teachers and students. To gather sufficient information will be time consuming due to the delivery date of the dissertation. Travel cost to Jamaica for the interview will also be a factor.
Time Schedule
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Acs Z.J., Arenius P., Hay M., Minniti M., (2005). Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, 2004 Executive Report, Babson College, London Business School, Babson Park, London.
Fagerberg J., Verspagen B., (2003). “Innovation, growth and economic development: Why some countries succeed and others don’t?”, Proceedings of the I GLOBELICS conference, Rio.
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