Perspective Chapter: The Role of Educational Leadership in Promoting Entrepreneurship Education in Higher Education – Evidence from Pakistan

<p id="p1">Amid increasing demands for accountability and higher expectations, educational leadership is under intense scrutiny for its role in fostering innovation and entrepreneurship among students. Although various models of leadership have been proposed, comprehensive reviews connecting progres...

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Autores principales: Yasmeen, Tahira, Aftab, Muhammad, Alam, Jan, Mohsin, Muhammad, Bilal, Muhammad
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description <p id="p1">Amid increasing demands for accountability and higher expectations, educational leadership is under intense scrutiny for its role in fostering innovation and entrepreneurship among students. Although various models of leadership have been proposed, comprehensive reviews connecting progressive leadership theories&mdash;such as transformational, distributed, and instructional leadership&mdash;to the advancement of entrepreneurship education remain limited. This chapter provides a narrative literature review to bridge this gap, examining how different educational leadership approaches can actively support entrepreneurial learning in higher education environments. The analysis evaluates how leadership philosophies encourage innovation, calculated risk-taking, and teamwork&mdash;core elements necessary to build an entrepreneurial culture in universities. Attention is given to strategies educational leaders use&mdash;such as setting shared goals and facilitating collaboration&mdash;to embed entrepreneurial practices within institutional structures. Drawing on examples from both public and private universities in Pakistan, the chapter highlights how best practices in entrepreneurship education can be transferred and adapted across diverse educational settings. Addressing the pressing challenges of unemployment and economic development, it demonstrates that broadening access to entrepreneurship education through effective leadership can unlock the entrepreneurial potential of youth. The study employs action research methodology and a knowledge-transfer framework to analyze interventions and the processes governing the transfer of entrepreneurial practices. Findings reveal that the success of such educational innovation depends on several factors, including the quality of the program and transfer team, the absorptive capacity of recipient institutions, and wider contextual and motivational dynamics. The resulting model and recommendations offer a practical roadmap for Pakistani universities and other developing countries seeking to strengthen entrepreneurship education through forward-looking educational leadership.</p>
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Perspective Chapter: The Role of Educational Leadership in Promoting Entrepreneurship Education in Higher Education – Evidence from Pakistan
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