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A CULTure of entrepreneurship education

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: High hopes are invested in a rapid institutionalization of an enterprise culture in Higher Education (HE). This has heightened the importance of entrepreneurship education (EE) in most Western societies; however, how values and beliefs about entrepreneurship are institutionalized in EE remains relatively unchallenged. This study applies the lens of the cult, in particular three elements Rituals, Deities and the Promise of Salvation, to reflect on the production and reproduction of entrepreneurship in EE. In doing so, the paper addresses uncontested values and beliefs that form a hidden curriculum prevalent in EE. We argue for greater appreciation of reflexive practices to challenge normative promotions of beliefs and values that compare with forms of evangelizing, detrimental to objectives of HE. Consequently, we call for a more critical pedagogy to counteract a ‘cultification’ of entrepreneurship in EE.

Source: Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

DOI: 10.1080/08985626.2016.1221228

Authors: Steffen Farny, Signe Hedeboe Frederiksen, Martin Hannibal, Sally Jones

Institutions: University of Vaasa, Aalto University, Aarhus University, University of Southern Denmark, University of Leeds

Language: English

Topic: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

Funder: Innovationsfonden