Identifying the antecedents and consequences of entrepreneurial education in the primary education system using a Meta-analysis approach

One of the new approaches toward entrepreneurial education is the development of entrepreneurial schools as a science and technology center and the use of knowledge that can play a vital role in the development of countries. The purpose of this article is identifying the antecedents and consequences of the development of entrepreneurial education in the primary education system by the Meta-analysis method of Sandelowski & Barroso model. So, after searching in reputable databases such as Magiran, Noormags, ProQuest, Emerald, Science Direct, Sage, Springer, Scopus based on the set criteria, finally 35 articles selected and by analyzing their content, the relevant concepts and codes extracted and finally priority of each determined using Shannon's entropy method. Based on the research findings, the concepts of entrepreneurial characteristics of school principals, entrepreneurial characteristics of teachers, entrepreneurial culture of the school, entrepreneurial education methods, participation of external stakeholders in entrepreneurship education in school, entrepreneurial curriculum, entrepreneurial perspective of education, political factors, entrepreneurial attitude of parents, Student motivation and school type have the highest coefficient of importance among the 11 factors affecting entrepreneurial education in primary schools. Furthermore, the learning outcomes of entrepreneurship education in primary schools include entrepreneurial attitudes, entrepreneurial skills, entrepreneurial knowledge, and entrepreneurial abilities. The results of this study can provide valuable insights for the development and advancement of entrepreneurship education in the primary education system.