Research on the Integration Path of Entrepreneurship Education into the Governance of College Students’ "Empty Heart Syndrome"
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College students with “Empty Heart Syndrome” often experience confusion, helplessness, weak learning motivation, and a lack of life meaning. Traditional higher education interventions frequently fail to address these deeper psychological and value-related problems. Taking entrepreneurship education as the entry point, this study explores its advantages in value reconstruction, competence development, and mental health support. Based on the Meaning in Life Questionnaire, a survey of 10,727 valid responses from college students is analyzed to identify meaning-related characteristics. A 32-class-hour innovation and entrepreneurship training program is then implemented with selected freshmen, and most participants show improvement in mental outlook and psychological state. The study proposes a three-dimensional governance path of value guidance, ability empowerment, and mechanism guarantee. Entrepreneurship education is integrated with ideological and political education, professional learning, project practice, and whole-process student development to rebuild meaning, strengthen self-efficacy, and enhance growth motivation. Technology-enabled project learning, including wireless communication, sensor design, and other engineering innovation contexts, can further expand its applied relevance.
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