Holistic experimentation for emergence

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay Mitra
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Individual Development ◽  
Entrepreneurship Training ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Business Creation ◽  
New Business ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Education Platform ◽  
And Training

This article explores the development of a comprehensive and systemic approach to entrepreneurship education at a research-intensive university in the United Kingdom. The exploration is based on two key conceptual challenges: (a) taking entrepreneurship to mean something more than new business creation and (b) differentiating between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurship training. The author draws on human capital, capabilities and planned behaviour theories together with those of competency-based and experiential learning to make six propositions. The idea is to develop a replicative framework for obtaining insights into the setting of multiple objectives, varied content and a range of pedagogies with which to achieve critical learning outcomes for a set of postgraduate programmes on entrepreneurship in a university context. We distinguish between entrepreneurship education and training but recognize the importance of incorporating both in a curriculum designed to offer a higher education platform for mindset change, critical thinking, problem-solving and individual development capabilities and entrepreneurial value creation in different environments.

The effectiveness of entrepreneurship training programmes

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Matricano ◽  
Piero Formica
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Strategic Information ◽  
Entrepreneurship Training ◽  
Actual Impact ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
And Training

This special issue of Industry and Higher Education focuses on the increasingly important topic of how the effectiveness of entrepreneurship education can be appropriately measured. Despite extensive research on entrepreneurship education and training programmes, relatively few studies have concentrated on the consequences of such programmes – for example, on assessing their actual impact on the commitment of aspiring entrepreneurs. Against this background, the guest editors present four contributions, each addressing key issues relating to the evaluation and measurement of entrepreneurship education. These contributions, it is hoped, will open new directions for researchers and will provide programme designers and policymakers with valuable strategic information.

scholarly journals Competency-Based Learning: An Imperative Benchmark for Result Engendering Entrepreneurship Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 2781-2786
Author(s):  
Dr. Giriraj Kiradoo
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Entrepreneurship Training ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behaviour ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Will Power ◽  
Creativity And Innovation

Entrepreneurship is an essential element aiming to be part of this competitive world based on fostering economic growth, creativity, and innovation.  The competency-based approach refers to mastering skills and abilities as per the internal will power instead of the external environment’s pace. The present review dealt with studies that focused on entrepreneurship education, competence-based entrepreneurship learning, and a model curriculum. The program should identify and assess trainees’ acquired competencies and develop a communication competency at the entrepreneurship training program’s initial phase. Additionally, the entrepreneurship training programs’ curriculum should develop the trainees’ skills and capabilities. It should also focus on the industry-specific areas leading to economic growth. Hence there is a need to create quality courses by forming a committee of experts from various industries. It concluded that entrepreneurship training programs should develop specific competencies that enable the start-up founders to run their business successfully. Finally, the research considered enhancing motivation and attributes among trainees’ entrepreneurial behaviour and increasing their satisfaction level.

scholarly journals Start It Up - Support for young entrepreneurship

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna-Maija Torniainen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Motivation Factors ◽  
Innovation Ecosystems ◽  
Business Creation ◽  
New Business ◽  
Support Students

The aim of the paper is to disclose how entrepreneurship education can be developed and examined in a Higher Education Insitution (HEI) via a EU funded local project. The paper examines HEI students´ motivation factors and needs concerning Entrepreneurship education (EE). Start It Up – Support for young entrepreneurship project´s objective is to support students and young people in entrepreneurship, new business creation and innovation, and also employment in and out the innovation ecosystems. Differentiating entrepreneurial methods, best practices, entrepreneurship coaching, and entrepreneurship spirit are tested and organized throughout the project. The project strives to deliver tools and motivation towards entrepreneurship.  This article introduces the activities that have been done to support EE and a case study which examines how the entrepreneurship education can be improved to develop EE in the Finnish HEI.  The main testing platforms for EE are presented and the results of the case study show that to promote entrepreneurship and to enhance students´ awareness and motivation towards entrepreneurship in the Finnish HEI, the offering of EE teaching, events and competitions for students should be increased and promoted more effectively.

Poliempreende Project

2019 ◽  
pp. 151-161
Author(s):  
Teresa Paiva ◽  
Maria Leopoldina Alves ◽  
Jorge Humberto Marinho Sampaio
Keyword(s):  
Design Method ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
European Guidelines ◽  
Business Creation ◽  
New Business ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Education Network ◽  
Competencies Development ◽  
The Impact

The Portuguese polytechnic high education network has developed a reference project with an institutional cooperation and entrepreneurship education methodology of development and implementation, for more than 15 years now. The concern of promoting and empowering entrepreneurs as a response to the paradigm shift of “a job for life” gave form to the Poliempreende Project which is a teaching design method, enterprise-oriented, to promote and develop new business projects. The main goal is to present and demonstrate the impact of the Poliempreende project in the students and in their business creation process. In order to do that, the authors will follow a case study methodology to analyse how and why this entrepreneurship education methodology is implemented and how it has achieved success. This will be done by integrating the project within the European entrepreneurship education policies, showing how it addresses and follows the European guidelines for entrepreneurship competencies development, and supports innovation and business projects can be turned into new enterprises in a sustainable way.

scholarly journals Overcoming Gender Gaps in Entrepreneurship Education and Training

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nattavud Pimpa
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
Gender Gaps ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Entrepreneurship Training ◽  
Technology And Innovation ◽  
And Training

Entrepreneurship education and training are essential for female entrepreneurs who juggle family expectations, personal life, and new ventures at the same time. Indeed, generic entrepreneurship training may fail to promote understanding in gender literacy and its relationship with creating and managing business entities. To help address gender gaps, this article explores gender issues in the training process for female entrepreneurs, the researcher collected primary data from 28 trainers through personal interviews and secondary data from the 43 training evaluation forms from trainees who participated in the national entrepreneurship training programs in Thailand. The researcher identifies three themes that are related to gender gaps and effectiveness in the entrepreneurship training context. They include (1) gender mainstreaming, (2) gender-sensitive training approaches, and (3) the adoption of proper technology and innovation for female entrepreneurs. Secondary data also confirm that female entrepreneurs in this study address the need for professional development that promotes them to engage in gender competencies, technology, and innovation for new ventures. The opportunity for professional development can be limited by family and social commitments. Engaging with experienced female entrepreneurs and business role models can promote understanding in the three areas among female entrepreneurs. This article outlines a novel approach in synergizing gender issues, training, and entrepreneurship skills. It concludes with some explanations of the relative efficacy of entrepreneurship training that reduces gender gaps for female entrepreneurs.

Evaluation of the impact of an entrepreneurship training program in Recife, Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 472-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando José Moreira Coelho ◽  
Carla Marques ◽  
Armando Loureiro ◽  
Vanessa Ratten
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Entrepreneurship Training ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Emerging Country ◽  
New Business ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand in a qualitative context, the importance of the EMPRETEC entrepreneurship training in an emerging country context of Brazil. This helps to understand the capacity of entrepreneurship education to improve the ability of individuals to generate new business opportunities. Design/methodology/approach The data were collected through three semi-structured interview scripts and analyzed with the support of the NVIVO qualitative analysis software using Bardin content analysis. Findings The findings support the assertion that in emerging economies, entrepreneurship education is increasingly important in transforming society through enabling individuals to progress in their careers and life. Research limitations/implications It was concluded that the EMPRETEC course fulfilled the objective of encouraging entrepreneurial behavior and stimulating the trainees to contribute to the economic growth of the country. The implication was that participation in entrepreneurship education is strictly interconnected to the success of the trainees. Practical implications The study found that there are positive practical outcomes for the trainees’, teachers’ and managers’ perceptions involved in the Entrepreneurship Training Program – EMPRETEC. Originality/value The paper helps understand the role of the trainees’ (EMPRETECos), teachers’ and managers’ perceptions of the Program at SEBRAE/Recife about the impact of the Entrepreneurship Training Program – EMPRETEC.

Entrepreneurship education and training as facilitators of regional development

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anderson Galvão ◽  
Joao J. Ferreira ◽  
Carla Marques
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Entrepreneurial Spirit ◽  
Business Creation ◽  
And Training

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide insights of a systematic literature review (SLR) of the entrepreneurship education and training as facilitators of regional development. Current and future trends in the field are identified. Design/methodology/approach The paper offers an SLR on the entrepreneurship education and training and advances through a comprehensive bibliometric analysis comprising the period 1973-2016. To collect data, only articles published in scientific journals were used in the SCOPUS database. Findings The results highlight that both training and entrepreneurship education can be a strong strategic tool for regional development, and that it is important for entities such as academia, government and business to cooperate towards the same goal in order to strengthen the entrepreneurial intention of society. Findings reveal three clusters as trends of literature: entrepreneurial universities, entrepreneurial spirit and process of business creation. Originality/value This paper contributes to fill the gap in terms of SLR on the importance of entrepreneurship education and training for regional development conducted by a bibliometric analysis.

scholarly journals Improving English Majored-Students’ Learning Outcomes via the Inclusion of Entrepreneurship Education and Training at the Tertiary Level in Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
AISDL
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Universities And Colleges ◽  
Business People ◽  
New Graduates ◽  
The World ◽  
True Condition ◽  
And Training

This paper centers on exploring the trend and practice ofincluding entrepreneurship education and training(hereinafter called EET) in the higher educationcurriculum in the world. Its author also supports the ideathat entrepreneurship can be learnt through EETprograms under certain circumstances. After examiningthe true condition of Vietnam for private entrepreneurssince it became independent in 1945, his analysis showsthat Vietnam is the prospective market not only fordomestic business people but also for foreign investors.Then, he highly recommends some proper measures forVietnamese universities and colleges to introduce EETprograms to English-majored students formally. It issupposed that the inclusion of EET programs at thetertiary level not only helps minimize the unemploymentrate among new graduates on the present-day labormarket but also contributes to generating jobs for others.

Understanding Entrepreneurial Learning

2007 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Wing Yan Man
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Entrepreneurial Learning ◽  
Process Outcomes ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Learning Behaviours ◽  
And Training

Unlike the experiential, cognitive–affective and networking perspectives in previous studies, entrepreneurial learning is considered as a ‘competency’ in this paper, comprising the dimensions of inputs, process, outcomes and context, so that the various facets involved can be investigated against a common background. This conceptualization suggests that under an integrated set of competency-related learning characteristics, learning behaviours are exhibited under appropriate contexts and lead to competency-based learning outcomes. It provides a number of possible directions for further research in entrepreneurial learning, and also implies that education and training for the entrepreneur should be considered from a learning perspective.

scholarly journals Toward Establishing Entrepreneurship Education and Training Programmes in a Multinational Arab University

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Abbas Abdelkarim
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Target Groups ◽  
Entrepreneurship Training ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Training

This paper rests on a survey among students of Arab Open University (AOU) that covered 6,369 students from all branches (in eight countries) and across all four colleges. It endeavours to raise a case for introducing entrepreneurship education in AOU. The Survey results show a surprisingly high level of entrepreneurial intention among the students, and the overwhelming majority of them are demanding introduction of entrepreneurship education. The Paper uses results of the Survey to present how the students of AOU desire their entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurship training programmes to be organised, and to identify the target groups of each of the two programmes. Based on these results and on selected literature review of the concepts of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurship training, an outline of entrepreneurship curricula and of teaching and training methods are suggested. Both curricula and methods advanced could be of relevance beyond the specific case of AOU.

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