ABSTRACT

The important debate on the growing graduate skills gaps, the value of universities to their business communities, and their role (or lack of ) in building entrepreneurial attributes among graduates is growing internationally.

Using case studies from universities across the globe, this edited book seeks to bring together leading authors with knowledge, and/or experience, of the challenges of embedding enterprise education in university and college programmes. The text identifies and presents the current debates around the future role of universities and colleges in providing ‘fit for workplace’ graduates, as well as offering insights into the challenges and practices involved in delivering innovative enterprise education. The approach collates examples of ‘best practices’ from global institutions enabling educators to develop ‘blueprints’ for implementing in their own institutions.

This innovative and comprehensive text is designed to be a ‘seminal resource’ for academic stakeholders on enterprise education collating diverse international contributions from enterprising universities and colleges. Drawing on both theory and best practice, it provides invaluable guidance to researchers, educators and practitioners considering embedding or expanding enterprising activities into their learning strategy.

chapter 3|17 pages

Reflections and evaluation of Chinese enterprise education

The role of institutions from the perspective of learners

chapter 4|23 pages

Entrepreneurship education effectiveness

What we can learn from education and organisation studies

chapter 5|22 pages

In search of relevance

The value of work based learning

chapter 6|15 pages

Work placements and sandwich programmes

The case of MacEwan University’s Supply Chain Co-op programme

chapter 7|16 pages

Digital transformation at the New York Times

The usefulness of the live case intervention method

chapter 8|17 pages

International short-term study programmes

An institutional roadmap to sustainable student engagement

chapter 9|27 pages

Learning-apprenticeship methodologies

Virtuous relation between international entrepreneurial teaching and entrepreneurial attributes

chapter 11|21 pages

The changing nature of the graduate employment market

The fourth industrial revolution

chapter 12|26 pages

Leaving the comfort zone

Building an international dimension in higher education