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The context of enterprise education: insights into current practices
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Penaluna, K and Penaluna, A and Jones, C, The context of enterprise education: insights into current practices, Industry and Higher Education, 26, (3) pp. 163-175. ISSN 0950-4222 (2012) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.5367/ihe.2012.0098
Abstract
This paper presents the results of an investigation into contextual differences in the development and delivery of enterprise education in higher education globally. Using information gathered from an online survey distributed to enterprise educators, distinct differences in the provision of enterprise education are identified, as are differences of opinion among enterprise educators. The findings demonstrate that although enterprise education is highly diversified in terms of presentation, content and style, there are clear commonalities with regard to expected student outcomes. The respondents reported low levels of business start-up activity among students during enterprise education and/or within one year of graduation. Over 75% of the educators surveyed had personal start-up experience, and there was limited reliance on academic literature, with a preference for referencing broader stakeholder perspectives. With regard to the practical implications of this research, the international metric of enterprise education appears to be a broad set of enterprising skills that equip and enable students to recognize and exploit opportunities in order to navigate future unknowns. The commonly
employed metric of business start-up appears less valid in light of this
investigation.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | enterprise education, student entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship educators, education outcomes, education metrics |
Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Curriculum and pedagogy |
Research Field: | Vocational education and training curriculum and pedagogy |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in education |
UTAS Author: | Jones, C (Dr Colin Jones) |
ID Code: | 79877 |
Year Published: | 2012 |
Deposited By: | Australian Innovation Research Centre |
Deposited On: | 2012-10-09 |
Last Modified: | 2013-05-07 |
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