Formation of the Entrepreneurial Spirit in Young Mexicans: Challenges and Opportunities in the Upper Secondary Education

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-73782017000200011

Keywords:

Mexico, Education, Company, Youth

Abstract

The National College of Technical Occupational Education (CONALEP), located in Santiago Huajolotitlán, Oaxaca, Mexico, is concerned for the future of its graduates, and in accordance with the National Plan of Development 2007-2011, in 2008 it incorporated the impetus to productive entrepreneurship, through the integration of the subject of Business Training, in the study programs of its educational offer. This paper analyzes the Entrepreneurship experiences of CONALEP graduates, Campus 145. These ventures have been deployed under certain socio-economic conditions and with certain knowledge acquired during the technical training of students, which may or may not facilitate the creation of new enterprises by them. The research is qualitative, interviews were conducted with graduate students to know the way in which they started and developed their companies. The findings indicate that it is necessary to perform some academic activities that reinforce the development of entrepreneurship skills so that the students consider that starting a business is a viable option of self-employment. Given the unemployment rates prevailing in the country, it is imperative to encourage the creation of new companies, this research contributes to some alternatives aimed at promoting and developing the entrepreneurship of graduates from higher education institutions such as Conalep.

Author Biographies

Joel Gilberto Olozagaste, Colegio Nacional de Educación Profesional Técnica (CONALEP)

Estudiante de la Maestría en Administración de Negocios de la Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca. Licenciado en Ciencias Empresariales por la Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca. Profesor del Colegio Nacional de Educación Profesional Técnica (CONALEP), plantel 145, General Antonio de León. Líneas de investigación que cultiva: educación, empleo y desarrollo de emprendimientos productivos.

Yannet Paz Calderón, Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca, Oaxaca

Doctora en Economía Política del Desarrollo por la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (2015). Profesora Investigadora adscrita al Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades de la Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca, Oaxaca, México. Es miembro del CA-28 Administración, Cultura y Desarrollo Económico (CAACYDE) del Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades. Líneas de investigación que cultiva: trabajo, empresa y desarrollo; y jóvenes, educación y mercado laboral.

Mónica Teresa Espinosa, Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca, Oaxaca

Doctora en Administración por la Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro (UAQ). Profesora Investigadora del Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, de la Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca, Oaxaca, México. Es miembro del CA-28 Administración, Cultura y Desarrollo Económico (CAACYDE) del Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades. Líneas de investigación que cultiva: cultura organizacional, y perspectiva de género en las organizaciones.

Published

2017-11-01

How to Cite

Olozagaste, J. G., Paz Calderón, Y., & Espinosa, M. T. (2017). Formation of the Entrepreneurial Spirit in Young Mexicans: Challenges and Opportunities in the Upper Secondary Education. Latin American Journal of Inclusive Education, 11(2), 163–177. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-73782017000200011