Educational Entrepreneurship (EE): Delineating and Highlighting Its Domain, Importance and Feasibility in Uganda's Context

Although government financial support for education is dwindling in many
African countries, not many educational institutions have succeeded in
devising internal mechanisms to enable them to continuously deliver quality
education in quantity. Might the application of certain entrepreneurial
strategies in educational management perhaps help to make a difference?
What is educational entrepreneurship (EE)? How feasible is EE in a
developing world education landscape like that of Uganda? Which
challenges must EE surmount before it can envisage success? Using
literature review methodology, this study attempted to find answers to such
questions. Its aim was to delineate the EE domain and to highlight both its
importance and feasibility in Uganda"s context. The study makes two key
revelations; first, indeed EE is clouded in conceptual mishmash, hence need
for more scholarly attention; second, however salvaging EE can be to
struggling educational institutions, it is not without serious challenges – even
apparent contradictions – hence preference for a “moderate risk” approach to
entrepreneurship within educational institutions.