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A critical review of learning approaches for entrepreneurship education in a contemporary society
Author(s) -
O'Brien Emma,
Hamburg Ileana
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
european journal of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1465-3435
pISSN - 0141-8211
DOI - 10.1111/ejed.12369
Subject(s) - entrepreneurship , creativity , sociology , competence (human resources) , value (mathematics) , public relations , pedagogy , knowledge management , political science , management , economics , law , machine learning , computer science
The concept of entrepreneurship has evolved significantly in the last decade and is identified as a competence rather than as a skill, comprising many different behaviours, attributes and skills, including empathy, creativity, financial literacy, taking initiatives and identifying opportunities. The Entrepcomp framework outlined by the EU Commission in 2016 highlighted that entrepreneurship focused on all aspects of society, not just business. It defined entrepreneurship as “the value that is created, financial, cultural, or social”. The importance of entrepreneurship as a key facet of life has reinvented how it should be taught, leading to collaborative pedagogical models that facilitate the exchange, flow and co‐creation of knowledge between HEIs, businesses and communities . This article identifies the need for c ollaborative pedagogical models to develop entrepreneurial skills. It explores if a hybrid of design thinking and problem‐based learning can satisfy the needs of entrepreneurship education in contemporary society.