Overview
- Addresses the origins and progressions of both entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education, noting its impact on industry and society
- Conceptualises advancing entrepreneurship education through models and illustrations
- Includes practical worksheets for the enterprising, classroom environment
- Applies to educators who can use the book for curriculum building, as well as informing policy-makers towards educational advancements in the field
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
In the context of the changing nature of universities, this book discusses the progression of enterprise and entrepreneurship education, and conceptualises ‘best practice’ with the aim of enhancing teaching and support for entrepreneurs. Including an overview of entrepreneurship, teaching entrepreneurship, enterprising universities and industrial ecosystems, the author also discusses stakeholder theory and analysis, concluding with a perspective on effective and enterprising learning spaces. An insightful read for researchers, educators and policy-makers, this comprehensive overview provides up-to-date literature and case studies to describe the need for entrepreneurship education, its growth, the influence of key institutional stakeholders, and the future of programme delivery and assessment.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Robert James Crammond is a Lecturer in Management at the University of the West of Scotland. His academic interests lie in enterprise and entrepreneurship education, and progressing contemporary, enterprise-centric stakeholder theory. He aims to encourage enterprising, value-creative behaviour among students, to help them develop skill-sets that will equip them for careers and business ventures.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advancing Entrepreneurship Education in Universities
Book Subtitle: Concepts and Practices for Teaching and Support
Authors: Robert James Crammond
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35191-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-35190-8Published: 14 March 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-35193-9Published: 14 March 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-35191-5Published: 13 March 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 236
Number of Illustrations: 38 b/w illustrations
Topics: Entrepreneurship, Management Education