Entrepreneurship education: matters for reflection
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After briefly outlining the EE scene in Italy, the paper reports a field experience carried out in the framework of the European project called
eSG. It also offers some reflections about the suitability and effectiveness of activities based on innovative learning tools such as serious games and on non-traditional educational strategies like gamification.
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