Contemplating the Future of Entrepreneurship Education in China from American Experience

Entrepreneurship education has increasingly attracted international interest and attention.This paper begins with a review of the emergence and growth of entrepreneurship education in the United States,including its entrepreneurship education system and supporting environment;followed by the discussion of entrepreneurial factors,as well as the stages in entrepreneurship education.It concludes with the reflections on the future of entrepreneurship education in China:1)The purpose of entrepreneurship education is not only to solve the employment problem,but also economic and social development need;2)entrepreneurship education from young people,including basic education,undergraduate education,graduate education and job training,with characteristics of entrepreneurship education system;3)entrepreneurship education is a lifelong learning process;4)innovation and entrepreneurship need;5)teachers are the key to the success of entrepreneurship education;6)to create a campus environment conducive to entrepreneurship.