Abstract
National situations in teaching entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education are today quite different. Some countries, for instance the United States or Canada, are diffusing the enterprise culture, and delivering entrepreneurship programs and courses within their educational system for many years. Others are very late in this respect and are probably limited in their progress by environmental factors and framework which could not be well adapted. This consideration seems to be essential. When looking at the French situation, for example, it is obvious that some factors associated with social and culture norms could play a negative role. In order to more precisely assess the impact of environmental factors and their related framework on the development of entrepreneurship education, it could be of interest to start with an international comparison. So, the first part of this paper analyses the results of expert interviews which come from 2 countries (France, USA) and focuses on educational, social and cultural norms. The second part of the paper analyses, in detail the teaching of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education in France from three perspectives. Finaly, the last part of the paper highlights some particular (influential the French case) and more general outcomes which could be seen as favorable environmental conditions or factors for promoting and developing Entrepreneurship Education.