國家教育研究院

　　創業乃促進國家經濟發展、減少民眾失業和增進生活品質的重要工具，此為 多數國家所公認。創業亦是個人職涯發展的重要機運，在此過程中可享有獨立行 使重大創業決策的磨砥良機。早在上個世紀70 年代起，世界先進國家就開始積 極探索創業教育，以培養出具備創業知識、技能、和掌握未來創業先機並成功經 營企業的國家未來主人翁。各國的創業教育儘管目標一致，但課程內容隨著國情 不同與與社經差異而可能南轅北轍。過去相比，我國的創業教育自90 年代以來 雖已有長足進展，但仍應積極汲取國外創業教育的成功經驗，將之納入到我國的 創業教育體系中。本研究分析國際創業教育的經驗，接著闡釋我國創業教育應該 從中得到的啟示和借鑒。

　　Entrepreneurship, new business start-ups and small business growth are viewed by most countries as a means to improved growth in gross national product, reduced unemployment and increased quality of life. Entrepreneurship offers individuals a chance to build successful careers without having to join large corporations with little ability to impact decisions. From the 1970s, many institutions of higher education around the world have stepped forward to support entrepreneurship by developing programs that provide students with the skills, knowledge, abilities and opportunities to be successful entrepreneurs and small business managers. The types of programs available, however, vary greatly. The situation of entrepreneurship education in Taiwan needs more foreign examples to compare and inspire for more initiations since it improved greatly from 1990s. This study provides a description of these diverse situations from 7 countries and will give some implications for higher education in Taiwan.