Insatiable demand or academic supply: the intellectual context of entrepreneurship education

Adcroft, Andy; Dhaliwal, Spinder; Willis, Robert

doi:10.1108/09555340510630554

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“…Not adding new levels or elements, five publications complimented the discipline setting by elaborating upon which industry "one" is educated for and in such as public sector (Adcroft et al, 2005), creative industries (Carey and Matlay, 2010), engineering (Thongpravati et al, 2016) or music (Noyes and Deligiannidis, 2012).…”

Section: Cross-level Observationsmentioning

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Conceptualizing context in entrepreneurship education: a literature review

Thomassen

Middleton

Ramsgaard³

et al. 2019

IJEBR

110

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Purpose -Context impacts the design and practice of entrepreneurship education, but there is limited focus on context in entrepreneurship education literature. The purpose of this paper is to review the entrepreneurship education literature to understand how context has been addressed, derives contextual elements from prioritized literature and explores how context can be adapted to and designed with in entrepreneurship education. Design/methodology/approach -A systematic literature review is undertaken to explore context in entrepreneurship education literature. Context entrepreneurship education yielded 239 items. After refinement, 232 entrepreneurship education associated publications were reviewed by the team of authors. Using selection criteria, 26 prioritized publications were analyzed and categorized according to a theoretical framework. Findings -Context has been addressed both conceptually and empirically, quantitatively and qualitatively, and can be categorized across three sociological phenomena levelsmicro, meso and macro. Within these levels, more specific context elements emerge from the entrepreneurship education literature. The findings assert that while context is highly influential in relation to entrepreneurship education, it is arbitrarily described, and holds a variety of documented and diffuse elements. Educators have a limited span of control in relation to context elements, however, for the most parts elements can be adapted to or designed with. Finally, due to the influence of context it is difficult to identify a universal best practice of entrepreneurship education because there simply is no ceteris paribus. Research limitations/implications -Contextual elements which emerged from the literature consider various subjects, spaces, structures and networks. Context is complex and has had limited treatment in entrepreneurship education literature, thus additional analysis and experimentation is necessary. Practical implications -Context shapes understanding and influences learning. Addressing entrepreneurship education across three levelsmicro, meso and macroand through four framing questionswho, what, where and whenguides educators in how context influences and can be used when designing education. Originality/value -The paper gives new insight into how context is addressed in entrepreneurship education literature, and how this can influence educational design.

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Section: Cross-level Observationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Conceptualizing context in entrepreneurship education: a literature review

Thomassen

Middleton

Ramsgaard³

et al. 2019

IJEBR

110

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“…United Kingdom focuses greatly on the building of entrepreneurship in their society. Kirby found that most of the British universities have listed business and entrepreneurial development as one of the four major strategies goals in their universities (Adcroft et al, 2005). This shows that entrepreneurship education do have the important impact on the economy and society to the country.The same phenomenon is happening in Malaysia.…”

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Students’ Perception on Entrepreneurship Education: The Case of Universiti Malaysia Perlis

Nian

Bakar

Islam

2014

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Entrepreneurship education plays an important role in developing entrepreneurs. The entrepreneurship knowledge and skills have vital contribution to economic growth. This study aims to investigate the practice of entrepreneurship education in University Malaysia Perlis and perception of students on entrepreneurship education. Primary data are collected to reveal students' perceptions toward entrepreneurship education, for example the teaching method and their desired entrepreneurship skills. The results show that the performance of entrepreneurship education in University Malaysia Perlis was favorable and recognized by students. The results also include the preferred teaching method and assessment methods of students. The findings of this study will contribute to the further research in the area of entrepreneurship education and provide useful information for higher learning institutions in Malaysia to improve their entrepreneurship education curricula and practices.

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“…There has been a notable expansion in the number of entrepreneurship programmes globally in recent times (Katz, 2003), although participation does not always lead to nascent entrepreneurship (Kuratko, 2005;Matlay and Carey, 2007). This has often been driven by the belief that education is best placed to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills required to prosper in working environments (Kirby, 2003;Adcroft et al, 2005). In terms of the entrepreneurial experience however, there is ongoing debate regarding the essential Attitudes towards education components of an effective entrepreneurship education programme (Hytti and O'Gorman, 2004;Pittaway and Cope, 2006).…”

Section: Entrepreneurship Education: European Perspectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Attitudes towards entrepreneurship education: a comparative analysis

Packham

Jones

Miller

et al. 2010

Education + Training

215

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -This paper aims to examine the impact of enterprise education on entrepreneurial attitude within European higher education institutions (HEIs) in France, Germany and Poland. The research seeks to consider whether differences between cultural and industrial heritage can influence entrepreneurial attitude and mediate the effectiveness of enterprise education. Design/methodology/approach -Research argues that Europe requires more entrepreneurs willing to innovate and create new ventures to facilitate economic growth. This research builds on prior studies, which have examined the impact of enterprise education and training on business start-up. In particular the study utilises the concept of entrepreneurial attitude to measure how enterprise education influences students' perceptions of, and motivations towards, entrepreneurship as a viable career option. The study contrasts and compares the impact of a short enterprise course on entrepreneurial attitude among undergraduate students in French, German and Polish HEIs. A quantitative methodology employed a research instrument utilising five-point Likert arrays to contrast attitudes and opinions of students both prior to, and after, the delivery of the course. Findings -Enterprise education has a positive impact on entrepreneurial attitude of French and Polish students. Conversely, the course had a negative impact on male German students. It was also found that while female students are more likely to perceive a greater benefit from the learning experience, the impact of enterprise education on entrepreneurial attitude is actually more significant for male students. Practical implications -The research findings are of interest to academia and policy makers. The study suggests that entrepreneurial attitude among European students can be influenced by exposure to enterprise education. The results also indicate that gender, cultural and industrial heritage can moderate the impact of enterprise education. Originality/value -The paper provides evidence that differences between gender, culture and regional settings need to be considered in the design and delivery of enterprise programmes if they are to have the desired impact on en...

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Insatiable demand or academic supply: the intellectual context of entrepreneurship education

Cited by 14 publications

References 19 publications

Conceptualizing context in entrepreneurship education: a literature review

Conceptualizing context in entrepreneurship education: a literature review

Students’ Perception on Entrepreneurship Education: The Case of Universiti Malaysia Perlis

Attitudes towards entrepreneurship education: a comparative analysis

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