Abstract
The didactical side of entrepreneurship education prevails as a major challenge to the field – both in
theory and practical application. Generic approaches have had extensive value throughout the
propagation of entrepreneurship education; however, recently, the tendencies to deviate from the onesize-
fits-all methods toward the contextualized and differentiated teaching ones have been found
suitable for the development of how to teach entrepreneurship. The current research investigates how
entrepreneurship educators balance the professional, entrepreneurial, and general educational purposes
of entrepreneurship education. This is examined through the construction of teaching philosophies by a
group of 15 educators in a university of applied sciences in Denmark. Through a thematic analysis of
course descriptions and teaching plans followed by qualitative interviews, six themes with each their
organizing principle are developed. First, the study highlights, how entrepreneurship educators apply
structuring didactic principles in their planning, implementation, and evaluation of the teaching
practice. Second, the educators develop a distinct vocabulary that actively translates entrepreneurship
education into the setting of the university of applied sciences. This further involves educator role
identity reflection, and processes of institutional brokering to realize entrepreneurship education. The
close connection to professional practice becomes a focus for attentively nurturing the relationships
outside the institution as well as relating this context to the purpose in focus. The implication is that
contextualization of entrepreneurship education happens both from the outside and in and from the
education to the professional practice through entrepreneurial practices. Teaching philosophies here
have value for the academic development by having the entrepreneurship educator reflect on beliefs,
goals, and practices about how to teach entrepreneurship.
theory and practical application. Generic approaches have had extensive value throughout the
propagation of entrepreneurship education; however, recently, the tendencies to deviate from the onesize-
fits-all methods toward the contextualized and differentiated teaching ones have been found
suitable for the development of how to teach entrepreneurship. The current research investigates how
entrepreneurship educators balance the professional, entrepreneurial, and general educational purposes
of entrepreneurship education. This is examined through the construction of teaching philosophies by a
group of 15 educators in a university of applied sciences in Denmark. Through a thematic analysis of
course descriptions and teaching plans followed by qualitative interviews, six themes with each their
organizing principle are developed. First, the study highlights, how entrepreneurship educators apply
structuring didactic principles in their planning, implementation, and evaluation of the teaching
practice. Second, the educators develop a distinct vocabulary that actively translates entrepreneurship
education into the setting of the university of applied sciences. This further involves educator role
identity reflection, and processes of institutional brokering to realize entrepreneurship education. The
close connection to professional practice becomes a focus for attentively nurturing the relationships
outside the institution as well as relating this context to the purpose in focus. The implication is that
contextualization of entrepreneurship education happens both from the outside and in and from the
education to the professional practice through entrepreneurial practices. Teaching philosophies here
have value for the academic development by having the entrepreneurship educator reflect on beliefs,
goals, and practices about how to teach entrepreneurship.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Publikationsdato | maj 2023 |
| Status | Udgivet - maj 2023 |
| Begivenhed | 3E Conference – ECSB Entrepreneurship Education Conference 2023: BACK TO THE FUTURE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION - VIA UC, Ceresbyen, Aarhus C, Aarhus, Danmark Varighed: 10 maj 2023 → 12 maj 2023 https://3e2023.org/ |
Konference
| Konference | 3E Conference – ECSB Entrepreneurship Education Conference 2023 |
|---|---|
| Lokation | VIA UC, Ceresbyen, Aarhus C |
| Land/Område | Danmark |
| By | Aarhus |
| Periode | 10/05/23 → 12/05/23 |
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Emneord
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