Special Issue: Enterprise Education and University Entrepreneurship

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 415-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Rae ◽  
Pauric McGowan
Keyword(s):  
Special Issue ◽  
University Entrepreneurship ◽  
Enterprise Education

Special Issue: Enterprise Education and Entrepreneurial Learning

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 433-434
Author(s):  
Laura Galloway ◽  
Colette Henry ◽  
David Higgins ◽  
Pauric McGowan
Keyword(s):  
Special Issue ◽  
Entrepreneurial Learning ◽  
Enterprise Education

Enterprise Education and University Entrepreneurship

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 409-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Rae ◽  
Harry Matlay
Keyword(s):  
University Entrepreneurship ◽  
Enterprise Education

A review of entrepreneurship education research

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colette Henry ◽  
Kate Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Enterprise Education ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Education Training ◽  
First Time ◽  
Published Research ◽  
Considerable Range

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review recent published research on entrepreneurship education (EE) specifically within the special issue collections of the journal Education +Training, and to assess the overall contribution to the field. The research questions focus on: What topics are explored by these SI papers? What trends can be observed in relation to country context and methodological approach? How is EE defined in these papers, and how do the papers contribute to the wider entrepreneurship research agenda? Design/methodology/approach The paper uses an adapted version of the systematic literature review approach, focusing on the discrete special issues on entrepreneurship/enterprise education published in the journal Education + Training since 2010. A comprehensive reading guide was used to review the papers, with completed data compiled into a single excel spreadsheet to facilitate analysis. A total of 66 papers were reviewed. Findings A considerable range of themes, geographical contexts and methodological approaches were used in the papers reviewed. A mix of qualitative and quantitative approaches were also found. The papers were characterised by a strong international and applied dimension, with the core collective contribution of the SI papers laying in their direct relevance to practice. Research limitations/implications The paper is limited by its deliberate focus on a discrete set of special issue papers; however, the total of 66 papers included in the review is noteworthy. Practical implications The paper demonstrates the considerable learning that can be garnered from the Education + Training special issue collection for EE practitioners. Originality/value To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first time this discrete collection of special issue papers has been reviewed.

scholarly journals Using Alumni Entrepreneurs Feedback to shape University Entrepreneurship Education

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Know How ◽  
University Entrepreneurship ◽  
Extra Curricular Activities ◽  
Enterprise Education ◽  
Academic Courses ◽  
A Company ◽  
As Effects ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

It is accepted by most agencies that enterprise education is important for students and for the economy, however it is often difficult to measure the effectiveness of this education as effects can take many years to be shown. We have collected qualitative data from over 300 alumni entrepreneurs, reflecting on their time at the Univeristy of Manchester, which suggested that their experiences of enterprise education were mixed and that they would have benefitted from more practical courses rather than more academically interesting topics. For example they wanted training on how to register a company, understanding tax, employment law and basic book keeping, rather than how to generate ideas and theories of innovation and entrepreneurship. There is a clear need to shift some enterprise education to cater for those who have an idea now and need practical advice, or may have an idea in the future from their subject area and need to know how to proceed formally. On curricular courses are more likely to be academically and theory driven, especially with the need to provide appropriate assessment for students, whilst it is often the extra curricular activities which provide more practical details in how to start a business, which may not be open to all students, or may not be well advertised. Since many students don’t start a business until later in life, with activity peaking in the 35-60 year old age group, they often do not take advantage of  these opportunities while at university, should they be available. Our paper shows there needs to be a better mix of practical with academic courses to provide for alumni entrepreneurs’ needs to allow them to start a business whether it be straight form university or later on in life.

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