A Capability Approach to Entrepreneurship Education: The Sprouting Entrepreneurs Programme in Rural South African Schools

Matthias Forcher-Mayr, Sabine Mahlknecht · 2020 · Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education

Summary. The Sprouting Entrepreneurs Programme teaches entrepreneurship and agriculture in rural South African schools to combat food insecurity, youth unemployment, and poverty. The programme combines the EntreComp framework with Amartya Sen's capability approach, emphasizing how young people develop freedoms and capabilities to create value through entrepreneurial ideas. It uses the Sustainable Development Goals as a learning medium.

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Forcher-Mayr, M., & Mahlknecht, S.. (2020). A Capability Approach to Entrepreneurship Education: The Sprouting Entrepreneurs Programme in Rural South African Schools. Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education. https://doi.org/10.2478/dcse-2020-0011

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DOI: 10.2478/dcse-2020-0011
Countries: South Africa
Regions: Africa
Categories: entrepreneurship, education, food-systems
Added: 2026-04-28