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SBL Effectiveness in Teaching Entrepreneurship Skills to Young Immigrant Mothers Head of Household in Colombia: An Experimental Study

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  • Heidy Rico

    (Democracy and Modernization of the Colombian State Research Group, College of Administration and Business, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla 80881, Colombia)

  • Florentino Rico

    (Democracy and Modernization of the Colombian State Research Group, College of Administration and Business, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla 80881, Colombia)

  • Mario de la Puente

    (Department of Political Science and International Relations-Basic Training Area, II.RR, Universidad Del Norte, Barranquilla 80881, Colombia)

  • Carlos De Oro

    (Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Universidad Del Norte, Barranquilla 08001, Colombia)

  • Elkyn Lugo

    (Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Corporacion Universitaria Minuto de Dios, Barranquilla 08001, Colombia)

Abstract

This article analyses the perception of the effectiveness of the Simulation-Based Learning method in enhancing entrepreneurship skills and academic performance in 78 young immigrant mothers head of household in Colombia in an entrepreneurship course titled Youth and Entrepreneurship. A Wilcoxon signed rank test, and a Kendall Tau correlation coefficient were used to analyze the perceptions and academic performance from the sample studied during a five-month period. A pre-test, post-test, and achievement of academic objectives questionnaire were applied, as well as a verification test of previous knowledge and a focus group at the end of the entrepreneurship course. It was found that SBL enhance the Planning and Management Skills and the Communication Skill and does not fulfill all the course objectives. This study contributes to the analysis of the effectiveness of unconventional teaching methods in different socioeconomic contexts.

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  • Heidy Rico & Florentino Rico & Mario de la Puente & Carlos De Oro & Elkyn Lugo, 2022. "SBL Effectiveness in Teaching Entrepreneurship Skills to Young Immigrant Mothers Head of Household in Colombia: An Experimental Study," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-19, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:11:y:2022:i:4:p:148-:d:781184
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