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Enterprise:101 - Is This a One-Size Fits All?
IS ENTERPRISE EDUCATION A ONE-SIZE FITS ALL?
Enterprise education is what you make of it, it should not be a one style approach – just as you would tailor your delivery of other learning and teaching, different learners will respond in different ways.
EntreCompEdu highlights that enterprising educators will build up a repertoire of strategies and be informed by a range of theories. At times, they are likely to tell students what to do, but their general orientation leans towards students learning through enquiry, and encouraging creativity, autonomy and innovation.
Educators should not assume that students will respond positively to entrepreneurial experiences. Risk, for example, is a behaviour that is essential to entrepreneurial learning and, indeed, is part of everyday life. However, it is not necessarily something that all students embrace. They may see risk as a likely path to failure and potential ridicule. Developing a team spirit through collaborative groupwork is another example of a desirable entrepreneurial behaviour. And yet many students find it difficult to sustain concentration when working with others, or they may feel anxious about group assessment where their individual efforts are not duly recognised. These examples illustrate the importance of educators knowing both the challenging nature of the learning and the needs of their students.
You can find examples of how practitioners have incorporated enterprise into their practice across different levels and Local Authorities on our Interesting Practice page.
Do you agree with EntreCompEdu?
In your mind, what does an expansive pedagogy look like?
CAN I JUST LEAVE THIS FOR THE BUSINESS STUDIES DEPARTMENT TO HANDLE?
In short, no you can’t.
(Read our next article find out why, and how it will benefit you too!)
