A case of transformative identity work in an entrepreneurship classroom

The paper intends to analyse factors relating to identity work in the classroom and correspondingly the implications for facilitation of entrepreneurial learning. The paper aims to shed light on the paradoxes and complexities in these processes. Furthermore the study emphasizes the importance for educators of taking a dual sided view upon identity construction into consideration – both the internal and external aspects. The particular study is based upon an investigation of identity work amongst students at a bachelor’s degree programme in Nutrition and Health participating in an entrepreneurship elective course titled Food Entrepreneur.