Title: A framework for developing entrepreneurship education in a university context

Authors: Per Blenker, Poul Dreisler, Helle Meibom Faergemann, John Kjeldsen

Addresses: School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. ' Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus, Haslegaardsvej 10, DK-8210 Aarhus V, Denmark. ' Centre for Entrepreneurship, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. ' Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus, Haslegaardsvej 10, DK-8210 Aarhus V, Denmark

Abstract: This article studies the field of entrepreneurship and education with respect to changes in the university context. It is our claim that the educational system at the university level at present is not capable of developing students| motivation, competences and skills concerning innovation and entrepreneurship. Instead, entrepreneurship education requires learning methods, pedagogical processes and frames for education, which universities at the moment have not mastered, Such changes, however, involve parallel transformations of didactics, pedagogy and university context.

Keywords: pedagogy; didactics; learning; teaching; university context; entrepreneurial university; entrepreneurship education; enterprising behaviour; innovation; entrepreneurship courses.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2008.015953

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2008 Vol.5 No.1, pp.45 - 63

Published online: 02 Dec 2007 *

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