Journal of East China Normal University(Educationa ›› 2025, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (7): 59-72.doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5560.2025.07.005

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Analysis of the Construction Effectiveness of National Innovation andEntrepreneurship Education Demonstration Zones and Their Influence Mechanisms：Based on Two Rounds of National Survey Research

Lei Zhao1, Xuyan Wang1, Rui Li2, Baihong Song3   

  1. 1. Institute of China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
    2. Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Education, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing 100000, China
    3. School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship,Shanghai Urban Construction Vocational College,Shanghai 200438,China
  • Accepted:2025-04-23 Online:2025-07-01 Published:2025-06-28

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Abstract:

This study relies on two rounds of nationwide empirical survey data, focusing on 200 national innovation and entrepreneurship education demonstration zones. First, variance analysis is used to conduct a longitudinal comparison of the two rounds of survey data (2019, 2023) and a cross-sectional comparison with the 2023 national norms. This comprehensive analysis assesses the effectiveness of the construction of the 200 national innovation and entrepreneurship education demonstration zones in China. Multiple linear regression analysis is employed to explore the mechanisms influencing the effectiveness of these institutions. The study finds that during the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, the effectiveness of the 200 national innovation and entrepreneurship education demonstration zones has been significant. While there have been notable improvements in entrepreneurship courses, faculty, and practice, continued attention and focused monitoring are still needed. Students’ entrepreneurial cognition levels and self-efficacy remain relatively low, requiring special attention. There is significant variability in the factors influencing the performance of entrepreneurial education in different types of colleges and universities. Changes in the factors influencing the performance of entrepreneurial education at the macro, meso, and micro levels reflect a shift in Chinese universities’ approach to cultivating top entrepreneurial talents—from being “externally policy-driven” to a more balanced “internal-external driven” model. This increasingly positive approach serves as the driving force behind the effectiveness of entrepreneurial education and is the underlying reason for its significant results. In order to further enhance the effectiveness of the construction of national innovation and entrepreneurship education demonstration zones, this study puts forward suggestions at the macro, meso and micro levels, i.e., to continuously exert the traction of national/social macro policies, categorization and management to create a more inclusive and friendly institutional environment of categorized support for university students’ entrepreneurship; to grasp the core teaching elements, to clearly define the “construction pivot” of universities, realize substantive breakthroughs and innovations in entrepreneurship courses, entrepreneurship teachers and entrepreneurship practices; and to deeply explore the nurturing function of entrepreneurship competitions to create a good atmosphere of innovation and entrepreneurship and improve the entrepreneurial cognition level of students.

Key words: innovation and entrepreneurship education, national innovation and entrepreneurship education demonstration zone, construction effectiveness