...Anne Rienke Van Ewijk Purpose Entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) has a dark side largely ignored in the field of entrepreneurship education. Research in educational psychology indicates that self-efficacy is prone to misjudgment, with novice learners often displaying overconfidence. Furthermore...

... of this paper is to measure the perceptions of female Jordanian business students with regards to the socio-cultural barriers to entrepreneurship. It also looks at the conduciveness of the education they are receiving in terms of new venture creation. A sample of 254 female business students from two...

... ways is peripherality relevant to entrepreneurial learning? How can centre-peripheral connectivity enhance this? What are the implications for communities, learners and educators? Discourses of entrepreneurship development relating to policy, economics, geography and culture favour the concept...

...Oliver Mallett Andrew Thomson Small Business, Education, and Management: The Life and Times of John Bolton London Routledge 2016 264pp 9781138790001 £95.00 pbk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 --> Management Education Small business...

...Malcolm J. Beynon; Paul Jones; Gary Packham; David Pickernell Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate student motivation for undertaking an entrepreneurship education programme and their ultimate employment aspirations through a novel data mining technique. The study considered what...

... – Considering the individual factors, it was determined that a proactive attitude towards innovation and a degree-level education were positively related to SEE innovativeness and that these were the most significant factors considered. The identification of attitude towards innovation was perhaps...

...Pia Ulvenblad; Eva Berggren; Joakim Winborg Purpose The aim of this study is to test the assumption that ability to handle communication and liability of newness (LoN) is enhanced by academic entrepreneurship education and/or previous start‐up experience. Design/methodology/approach The data...

... to test and build theory that resonates with practitioner – in particular of the entrepreneur – understanding. Education and training policies should reflect sound theory and practice and where appropriate fund further work on the nature and development of entrepreneurial skills. Originality/value...

... entrepreneurs' perceived level of creativity on training outcomes, measured in terms of perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and intention to exploit learning. Implications for theory and enterprise education policy are discussed. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on data from a cross...

... or admin positions, while searching for well to do or career‐oriented husbands. The less educationally advantaged could find ample employment opportunities on the shop floor of giant manufacturing corporations (Seavoy, 2006 ; Aldrich, 2007). In contrast, for “generation X” graduates, the world of work...

...Elaine Ramsey; Kelly Smith; Lynn Martin; Allan Gibb Purpose This paper aims to explore a range of conceptual and practical challenges faced in delivering an innovative programme targeted at staff of UK higher Education (HE) and further education (FE) institutions. The two major foci...

... of competence frameworks and the like, simply that they be regarded educationally as maps rather than manuals; that is, they can usefully create an understanding of the landscape of enterprise and the human capabilities which are found in it. But some maps are more accurate and reliable than others, and some...

...Anne M.J. Smith; Robert A. Paton Purpose Industry, government and funding bodies have long called for the inclusion of entrepreneurship and enterprise within education provision at all levels: engagement with enterprise develops entrepreneurial skills, which in turn will enhance both...

...Jean D. Kabongo; John O. Okpara Purpose This paper aims to investigate entrepreneurship course offerings in business administration/management curricula in sub‐Saharan higher education institutions. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted a survey of online course catalogs to analyze...

...David Irwin; Jonathan M. Scott Purpose The purpose of this paper is to use univariate statistical analysis to investigate barriers to raising bank finance faced by UK small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), specifically the impact of personal characteristics (ethnicity, gender and education...

... directions for continued work on the relationship between cultural and psychological factors in entrepreneurship. Practical implications Entrepreneurship education may serve students better by increasing its focus on creativity and confidence‐building. Further, curricula should be adapted to specific...

...Luke Pittaway; Paul Hannon; Allan Gibb; John Thompson Purpose This paper aims to introduce current debates on assessment practice in higher education and to explore educational research on assessment. Design/methodology/approach The paper progresses by exploring a number of outcomes...

...David Douglas Edited by Alain   Fayolle . Handbook of Research in Entrepreneurship Education, Volume 2 Contextual Perspectives . Cheltenham and Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar   2007 . , ISBN: 9781847200594 If one were to critique the book in its entirety it would...

... UP Limited 2000 Entrepreneurship education has spread rapidly since the 1970s (Vesper and McMillan, 1988). Entrepreneurship education tends to be linked to business start‐up; the creation of a new economic entity centred on a novel product or service (Curran and Stanworth, 1989...

...Sarah L. Jack; Alistair R. Anderson The enterprise culture is founded on the premise that entrepreneurship is the engine that drives the economy. One aspect of this cultural pervasion is the increase in the numbers of educational institutions teaching entrepreneurship courses. Yet this hegemony...