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Entrepreneurship as a key learning outcome for academic degrees

Martin ValckeGhent University - Department Educational Studies

http://allserv.ugent.be/~mvalcke/CV/CVMVA.htm

Structure

• What is going on in the field of education and entrepreneurship?

• Entrepreneurship starts early• Entrepreneurship as an academic competency• Effects of entrepreneurship education?• Conditions?

Conclusions

• Enterpreneurship education starts early• Enterpreneurship ~ an academic competency• Is a valid competency in an academic career• Is not a “course” ~ systemic chacarteristic

What is going on in the field of education and enterpreneurship?

• Primary school• Secondary school• Bachelor level (college)• Masters level

Carayannis , Evans & Hanson, 2003

Enterpreneurship starts early

http://www.nonprofitboek.be/books/product?153015

Primary school

http://www.ondernemendeschool.be/images/res85139_1.pdf

Primary school

Laevers en Bertrands (2004): entrepreneurship ~ self directedness and creativity“A disposition to – in a given situation – generate ideas in views of goals, to develop initiatives and apply available resources to attain opportunities.”See also Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM)

http://www.ehow.com/how_2308496_start-student-business.html

Secondary education

http://www.ehow.com/how_2308496_start-student-business.html

Secondary education

http://www3.saintmarys.edu/pr-btg-advertising-2011

College level

http://www.nyls.edu/news_and_events/releases/virtual_company_project/

Master level

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeHWq4yxKKE

Master level

Entrepreneurship as an academic competency

• What competencies are worth pursuing in a university context? Kliebard (1989)

Humanistic idealMental discipline

Social efficiency

Development of individual

Social meliorism

Kliebard (1989)

Entrepreneur

Knowledgeacquirer

Researcher


• Entrepreneurship as an academic competency is not easily accepted (see Carayannis, Evans & Hanson, 2003)

Entrepreneur

Knowledgeacquirer

Researcher


Academic competencies: quality criteria

Entrepreneur

Knowledgeacquirer

Researcher?

Truth, correct

?Valid,

reliable

?Viable, sustainable, relevant,

profitable, safe, scalable, needed, appreciated, life cycle, ecological, …


• Entrepreneurship is not only valid in business, economics, hard science related areas ….

• Bias in perception: entrepreneurship = money• Entrepreneurship:

– Psychology– Medicine– Nursing– Education– Life sciences

?Viable, sustainable, relevant,

profitable, safe, scalable, needed, appreciated, life cycle, ecological, …


• Entrepreneurship is not only valid in business, economics, hard science related areas ….

Educational context Company context

Little “school” companies linked

to course

Internship in professional

context

Educational institute owns company run by

students

Virtual company builds on jobs/demands of professional context

Virtual company runs on real life

data

Students start business during

training in spin-off centre

Ex-students run business in spin-off

centre

Effects of entrepreneure education

• Mainly effect on attitudes, self-efficacy, … • Next level is not fostered

Conditions

Conclusions

• Enterpreneurship education starts early• Enterpreneurship ~ an academic competency• Is a valid competency in an academic career• Is not a “course” ~ systemic chacarteristic

Entrepreneurship as a key learning outcome for academic degrees

Martin ValckeGhent University - Department Educational Studies

http://allserv.ugent.be/~mvalcke/CV/CVMVA.htm

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