Entrepreneurship Education in the Caribbean: Learning and Teaching Tools
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: This article reports on research that took place over two academic years running from September 2013 - April 2015. It provides a rich understanding of entrepreneurship education based on experiential knowledge and best practices from five entrepreneurship educators who have all worked as consultants to entrepreneurs, advisors to government on entrepreneurship and have taught entrepreneurship at the tertiary level for several years in the Caribbean. The findings illustrate that experiences, sense of purpose, reflective practice, lecturer's passion, mentoring, simulation and practice are seen to collectively offer a significant contribution to learning. Further, the findings support the view that teachers of entrepreneurship should draw upon highly developed techniques in their range of teaching methods that demonstrate aptitude of the subject matter. The participants agreed that ideally, the ultimate course goal is to support students in remembering techniques learned in an entrepreneurship class that contribute to gaining confidence in setting up their own venture and that assist with avoiding pitfalls. The purpose of this paper is to provide methodical ways that will improve the entrepreneurial orientation of students in entrepreneurship classes.
Source: Brock Education Journal
Author: Paul Alexander Pounder
Language: English
Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2743672885