Boom or bust? Embedding entrepreneurship in education in Australia

Maritz, A; Nguyen, Q; Bliemel, M

Boom or bust? Embedding entrepreneurship in education in Australia

Maritz, A Nguyen, Q Bliemel, M

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Education and Training, 2019, 61 (6), pp. 737 - 755
Issue Date:: 2019-07-08

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Maritz, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Nguyen, Q	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bliemel, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5160-0888	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-07-08	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Education and Training, 2019, 61 (6), pp. 737 - 755	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0040-0912	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/134611
dc.description.abstract	© 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the status of entrepreneurship education (EE) in Australia, replicating and expanding a similar study in 2015. The aim is to review neoteric global best practice EE initiatives, enabling the examination and embedding of EE offerings and initiatives at all 40 higher education institutions (HEIs) in Australia. Design/methodology/approach: The authors introduce a review of prominent and recent global EE scholarship, enabling an iterative and emergent inquiry perspective aligned to inductive and nascent multi-method empirical research associated with theoretical underpinnings of symbolic and substantive management theory. Findings: This paper highlights the sparse and inconsistent distribution of EE programs and initiatives across all 40 Australian HEIs, particularly against the backdrop of rapidly expanding start-up and entrepreneurship ecosystems. Furthermore, outcomes provide best practice EE initiatives, which included staff mobility and transferability of skills. HEIs in Australia are experiencing a moderate EE boom, albeit marginally down on global EE transformation initiatives. Research limitations/implications: Limitation of the data is subject to availability and accuracy of online documents and material resources, although implications have been mitigated using multi-method research design. Practical implications: The findings provide critical grounding for researchers, practitioners and HEIs wishing to enhance EE within ever-expanding entrepreneurship ecosystems. Originality/value: This study is the first multi-methods inquiry into the status of EE in Australia, consisting of quantitative, qualitative and algorithmic methods.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Education and Training	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1108/ET-02-2019-0037	en_US
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	Business & Management	en_US
dc.title	Boom or bust? Embedding entrepreneurship in education in Australia	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	61	en_US
utslib.for	1301 Education Systems	en_US
utslib.for	1504 Commercial Services	en_US
utslib.for	13 Education	en_US
utslib.for	15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
pubs.issue	6	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	61	en_US

Abstract:

© 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the status of entrepreneurship education (EE) in Australia, replicating and expanding a similar study in 2015. The aim is to review neoteric global best practice EE initiatives, enabling the examination and embedding of EE offerings and initiatives at all 40 higher education institutions (HEIs) in Australia. Design/methodology/approach: The authors introduce a review of prominent and recent global EE scholarship, enabling an iterative and emergent inquiry perspective aligned to inductive and nascent multi-method empirical research associated with theoretical underpinnings of symbolic and substantive management theory. Findings: This paper highlights the sparse and inconsistent distribution of EE programs and initiatives across all 40 Australian HEIs, particularly against the backdrop of rapidly expanding start-up and entrepreneurship ecosystems. Furthermore, outcomes provide best practice EE initiatives, which included staff mobility and transferability of skills. HEIs in Australia are experiencing a moderate EE boom, albeit marginally down on global EE transformation initiatives. Research limitations/implications: Limitation of the data is subject to availability and accuracy of online documents and material resources, although implications have been mitigated using multi-method research design. Practical implications: The findings provide critical grounding for researchers, practitioners and HEIs wishing to enhance EE within ever-expanding entrepreneurship ecosystems. Originality/value: This study is the first multi-methods inquiry into the status of EE in Australia, consisting of quantitative, qualitative and algorithmic methods.

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