Autonomy as the guiding aim of entrepreneurship education
Purpose - This paper has three purposes: first, to present a vision of entrepreneurship education that has the student's capacity for autonomous action as its ultimate aim; second, to convince the reader of the timeliness and relevance of such an approach; third, to outline how this can be impl...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Education & training (London) 2010-11, Vol.52 (8/9), p.710-721 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Purpose - This paper has three purposes: first, to present a vision of entrepreneurship education that has the student's capacity for autonomous action as its ultimate aim; second, to convince the reader of the timeliness and relevance of such an approach; third, to outline how this can be implemented.Design methodology approach - The paper integrates several strands of literature: research on entrepreneurial autonomy, educational psychology, and entrepreneurship education.Findings - The importance of autonomy is suggested by research on entrepreneurial motivation and satisfaction, as well as by a range of societal trends that favour increased self-reliance. Two perspectives, self-determination theory and self-directed learning, provide leads about how to put autonomy centre stage in entrepreneurship education. Several implementation-related issues are discussed. These include trade-offs between guidance and freedom, information and pressure, the self and others, and choice and relevance; the effects of student behaviour on autonomy support by faculty; and the suitability of autonomy supportive entrepreneurship education for different kinds of students and educational settings.Practical implications - Teachers, schools and institutions wishing to adapt this approach need to adopt individualised, empowering approaches.Originality value - It is novel to conceive of entrepreneurship education as an exercise in the service of the capacity for autonomous action. |
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ISSN: | 0040-0912 1758-6127 |
DOI: | 10.1108/00400911011089006 |