TY - CHAP
T1 - Re-evaluating entrepreneurship education through a team-based approach
T2 - activities and archetypes within a Scottish university
AU - Crammond, Robert
AU - Omeihe, Ibiyemi
AU - Murray, Alan
PY - 2023/5/13
Y1 - 2023/5/13
N2 - A university’s overall enterprising strategy, which includes identifying key stakeholders and teaching teams, promotes Entrepreneurship Education (EE) and encourages desired behaviours such as creativity, problem solving, and both market and risk awareness. Specifically within the classroom environment, EE is strengthened by a variety of formative or summative methods, exercises, and positive cultures. However, there is a lack of a clear conceptualisation of the team-based approach comprising of EE academics. Therefore, this chapter examines the enterprising activities and typical archetypal individuals and standards, through an exploratory mixed method study involving four selected undergraduate courses within a Scottish University. These activities and archetypes include prescriptive courses offered, surrounding enterprising opportunities for students, and influential individuals and processes. Qualitative student feedback is reviewed from across these four courses, and utilising a quantitative survey method, 136 students and staff responded from a sample of over 250 concerning themes of the embedding of enterprise in university, teaching methods, and networking with external partners. Findings indicate a remarkable, positive reaction to course structure and delivery, the support given from the new team-based approach, and voiced a need for EE to be universal across programmes involving experienced educators and entrepreneurs. However, results display an uncertainty concerning available networking opportunities during the entrepreneurial journey. This results in the chapter’s Team-based Re-Evaluation Model for EE. The model encourages systematic change towards a university’s pedagogical and experiential-based EE offering, originating from enterprising academic teams. Additionally, it heightens the significance of educator personality and experience, and embedding progressive, industry relevant practices within the university context.
AB - A university’s overall enterprising strategy, which includes identifying key stakeholders and teaching teams, promotes Entrepreneurship Education (EE) and encourages desired behaviours such as creativity, problem solving, and both market and risk awareness. Specifically within the classroom environment, EE is strengthened by a variety of formative or summative methods, exercises, and positive cultures. However, there is a lack of a clear conceptualisation of the team-based approach comprising of EE academics. Therefore, this chapter examines the enterprising activities and typical archetypal individuals and standards, through an exploratory mixed method study involving four selected undergraduate courses within a Scottish University. These activities and archetypes include prescriptive courses offered, surrounding enterprising opportunities for students, and influential individuals and processes. Qualitative student feedback is reviewed from across these four courses, and utilising a quantitative survey method, 136 students and staff responded from a sample of over 250 concerning themes of the embedding of enterprise in university, teaching methods, and networking with external partners. Findings indicate a remarkable, positive reaction to course structure and delivery, the support given from the new team-based approach, and voiced a need for EE to be universal across programmes involving experienced educators and entrepreneurs. However, results display an uncertainty concerning available networking opportunities during the entrepreneurial journey. This results in the chapter’s Team-based Re-Evaluation Model for EE. The model encourages systematic change towards a university’s pedagogical and experiential-based EE offering, originating from enterprising academic teams. Additionally, it heightens the significance of educator personality and experience, and embedding progressive, industry relevant practices within the university context.
KW - ebtrepreneurship education
KW - higher education
KW - university
KW - teaching
KW - leadership
UR - https://www.springernature.com/gp/open-research/policies/book-policies
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-28559-2_6
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-28559-2_6
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9783031285585
SN - 9783031285615
T3 - FGF Studies in Small Business and Entrpreneurship
SP - 73
EP - 85
BT - Progress in Entrepreneurship Education and Training
A2 - Block, Joern H.
A2 - Halberstadt, Jantje
A2 - Högsdal, Nils
A2 - Kuckertz, Andreas
A2 - Neergaard, Helle
PB - Springer Cham
ER -