Optimalisasi Jiwa Kewirausahaan Pada Anak Usia 5-6 Tahun Melalui Pembelajaran Berbasis Proyek

Abstract

Entrepreneurship education for early childhood is important to develop from the age of 5–6 years because this stage is a critical phase in character building, creativity, and independence. Project-based learning (PjBL) is considered capable of providing relevant concrete experiences to foster entrepreneurial values through meaningful and contextual activities, but the effectiveness of this approach in the context of early childhood education still requires in-depth study. This study aims to identify and analyze the contribution of PjBL in optimizing the entrepreneurial spirit of children aged 5–6 years through a systematic review of various relevant studies. The method used was a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) by searching for articles indexed in Google Scholar published between 2015 and 2025. Of the 12 articles found, 6 articles met the inclusion criteria for further analysis. The results show that the application of PjBL can foster entrepreneurial values such as independence, creativity, innovation, risk-taking, curiosity, communication, and responsibility through activities such as market day, cooking class, mini projects, and field trips. Thus, PjBL has been proven effective in optimizing the entrepreneurial spirit of 5–6-year-old children and is recommended to be implemented continuously by teachers and early childhood education institutions as a strategy for character and life skills development from an early age.