Role typologies for enterprising education: The professional artisan?

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine how the context, approach and teaching techniques used for entrepreneurship education need to reflect the different roles that encompass enterprise.Design methodology approach - The authors analyse and reflect upon what attributes, qualities, skills...

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Published in:Journal of small business and enterprise development 2008-01, Vol.15 (2), p.259-273
Main Authors: Anderson, Alistair R, Jack, Sarah L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Education
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship education
Higher education
Innovations
Klassifikation
Knowledge
Professional development
Self employment
Small business
Society
Students
Studies
Teaching
Teaching methods
Unternehmer
Wirtschaftspädagogik
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Summary:Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine how the context, approach and teaching techniques used for entrepreneurship education need to reflect the different roles that encompass enterprise.Design methodology approach - The authors analyse and reflect upon what attributes, qualities, skills and knowledge are required for the different roles involved in entrepreneurship.Findings - From the analysis the authors identify role typologies and argue that teaching entrepreneurship needs to produce a combination of the creative talents of the artist, the skills and ability of the artisan, yet include the applied knowledge of the technician with the know-what of the professional. The authors then present some examples of pedagogies in entrepreneurship that might be used to develop the skills required for these roles.Practical implications - The authors demonstrate why the teaching of entrepreneurship requires a combination of theory and practice.Originality value - The paper shows that a different approach to understanding entrepreneurial pedagogy may be useful for educators and students.
ISSN:1462-6004
1758-7840
DOI:10.1108/14626000810871664