Teaching and learning entrepreneurship in higher education

For many years, it has been thegeneral view that entrepreneurs are simply born that way – thatentrepreneurship is innate and therefore cannot be taught (or learned), and istherefore a subject unsuited to higher education. The logic seemed to follow: an entrepreneur is just naturally an entrepreneur,...

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Main Authors Branch, John, Horsted, Anne
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Faringdon, Oxfordshire Libri Publishing 2017
Libri Publishing Ltd
Edition1
SeriesThe learning in higher education series
Subjects
Betriebswirtschaftslehre
College students-Employment-Great Britain
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship-Study and teaching (Higher)-Great Britain
Graduate students-Employment-Great Britain
Großbritannien
Gründung
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Summary:For many years, it has been thegeneral view that entrepreneurs are simply born that way – thatentrepreneurship is innate and therefore cannot be taught (or learned), and istherefore a subject unsuited to higher education. The logic seemed to follow: an entrepreneur is just naturally an entrepreneur, and studyingentrepreneurship, therefore, is a meaningless enterprise. Borrowing Nike'sslogan, entrepreneurs just do it. But in recent years, a completereversal of thinking in higher education has occurred. Indeed, entrepreneurs, it is claimed, are made, not born. In other words, entrepreneurship can belearned. Subsequently, institutions of higher education, in most countriesaround the world, have embraced the teaching and learning of entrepreneurshipwith fervour, as demonstrated by the growth of entrepreneurship centres, newventure incubators, and business plan competitions on college and universitycampuses. Teaching andLearning Entrepreneurship in Higher Education embraces this ifto how reversal, by exploring entrepreneurship activities atdifferent universities around the world from three primary perspectives: policy, practice, and mindset. Its twelve chapters demonstrate that there is no'one-size-fits-all' model for teaching and learning entrepreneurship in highereducation. Despite their differences, however, the twelve also share a commondesire to develop and nurture entrepreneurship, and will inspire anyone with aninterest in teaching and learning entrepreneurship in higher education.
ISBN:1911450123
9781911450122