Entrepreneurial educators: vital enablers to support the education sector to reimagine and respond to the challenges of COVID-19

Langston, Carol

doi:10.1007/s41959-020-00034-4

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“…The findings from the current study highlight how, for our small sample of expatriate entrepreneurs in the UAE, identifying as resilient and having a network of support were vital in navigating the pandemic. This is in line with emerging research and supports several calls to reimagine, or reset, entrepreneurial education (e.g., Langston, 2020; Ratten & Jones, 2021). For example, higher education and government support programs can integrate a focus on resilience when working with budding entrepreneurs (Chadwick & Raver, 2020; Ratten & Jones, 2021).…”

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Resilience and well‐being among expatriate entrepreneurs: Envisioning life after a global crisis

Abonil,

Shrivastava,

Hyland

2023

Glob Bus Org Exc

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Expatriate entrepreneurs are exposed to greater risk than ‘local’ entrepreneurs, particularly during exogenous crises. Their psychological characteristics can influence how they view such threats and may inform resultant coping strategies. Reflecting on pre‐entrepreneurship experiences and envisioning life post‐crisis allows identification of 'what worked' for entrepreneurs throughout their career journeys. This exploratory study investigated the career reflections and future planning of 12 purposively sampled for‐profit expatriate entrepreneurs based in the United Arab Emirates, a country with a primarily expatriate workforce. Reflexive Thematic Analysis of semi‐structured interview data revealed two overarching themes, “resilience” and “valuing relationships.” These were evident in participants’ career development narratives, demonstrating the centrality of these positive psychology constructs throughout their career journeys in impacting business outcomes and well‐being. Despite facing significant challenges, participants were hopeful due to intrinsic (resilience) and extrinsic (relationship) factors, both of which may support psychological health and aid future career efforts. These findings are relevant to career counselors and entrepreneurship educators, who can promote the role of soft skills, including relationship‐building, and positive psychological constructs as buffers against future challenges.

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Resilience and well‐being among expatriate entrepreneurs: Envisioning life after a global crisis

Abonil,

Shrivastava,

Hyland

2023

Glob Bus Org Exc

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“…Berg (2004), stated that the elements of content analysis that can be considered, such as terms, semantic, characters, concepts, themes, items, and paragraphs. (Langston, 2020). Individuals must possess some criteria to be categorized as ideal and competent entrepreneurship educators.…”

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The Status and Challenges of Entrepreneurship Education in Vocational Higher Education Institutions in Indonesia

Usman

Hamid

2022

jkb

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Vocational higher education is one of the types of Indonesian higher education. In practice, entrepreneurship has been considered the most important subject that should be taught in vocational higher institutions. Numerous studies have been conducted by discussing the topic of vocational education and entrepreneurship in Indonesia. However, limited studies have been conducted on implementing entrepreneurship education at the Indonesian vocational higher education level. This study aims to explain the status and challenges of entrepreneurship education in Indonesian vocational higher education institutions. The method used in the study was based on a descriptive qualitative method focusing on a contextual review of the literature. The review is enhanced by collecting data from articles, books, reports, and vocational higher education intuitions' websites. This study found that entrepreneurship education has been implemented in vocational higher education institutions, although some aspects still need improvements. Further, the development of entrepreneurship education in vocational higher education institutions in Indonesia is confronted by internal and external challenges. Lastly, the study's findings have significant implications for researchers, policymakers, and entrepreneurship educators.Keywords: challenges; entrepreneurship education; institutions; status; vocational higher education

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“…Entrepreneurship education is one of the critical forces for the economy and education system of any country, and hence, many institutions including B-Schools began offering entrepreneurship as an elective course (Basu, 2014). Langston (2020) found that it is necessary to review and change the education system in the post-COVID-19 situation. The entrepreneurial educators can help to reimagine program contents, delivery structure, research and innovation and support transformative action.…”

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An entrepreneurial way of engaging student entrepreneurs at business school during pandemic

Brahmankar

Bedarkar

Mishra

2021

IJIS

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to understand the challenges faced by the higher educational institutes in imparting entrepreneurial education during the COVID-19 pandemic and to explore the institutional response to handle the difficulties posed by COVID-19 through innovative educational initiatives. Design/methodology/approach To understand the challenges faced, data was collected from entrepreneurship students and entrepreneurship educators through focus group discussions. The study followed Kitzinger (1995) as data was analyzed in its entirety as a group and then individually. Groups and individuals were the focus of the analysis. The study applies the Kepner Trego problem analysis technique (KPTA) as the problem-solving technique adopted by the institute and SAP-LAP (situation, actor, process, learning, action, performance) to discuss the findings of the study. Findings The study found that to engage, encourage and enable students to study on their start-up/business ideas; it is important to facilitate peer interactions, internships in start-ups and meaningful engagement with alumni entrepreneurs. Some proactive interventions are also expected from institutes to energize the student community with positivity. It is also important to nurture the emotional well-being of budding entrepreneurs. Research limitations/implications The case study narrates the innovative and agile problem-solving approach of the business school during the pandemic. KPTA focuses more on appreciative dialogue and also helps to replicate the best from other situations to the problem areas. SAP-LAP method also helps practitioners to initiate the right new actions with targeted performance. Practical implications As a greater number of academic institutions impart entrepreneurship education today, the findings of the study would be relevant to the stakeholders, including students, educators and institutes. Social implications The study underpins the importance of the emotional well-being of entrepreneurs/student entrepreneurs and an innovative approach to keep the student moral high during such a challenging situation. Originality/value It is an ongoing exercise at a business school where the challenges were identified, analyzed and solutions were implemented using a structured methodology such as focused group discussions, KPTA and SAPLAP. The innovative initiatives not only engaged the student well but also were able to ensure their emotional well-being.

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Entrepreneurial educators: vital enablers to support the education sector to reimagine and respond to the challenges of COVID-19

Cited by 10 publications

References 68 publications

Resilience and well‐being among expatriate entrepreneurs: Envisioning life after a global crisis

Resilience and well‐being among expatriate entrepreneurs: Envisioning life after a global crisis

The Status and Challenges of Entrepreneurship Education in Vocational Higher Education Institutions in Indonesia

An entrepreneurial way of engaging student entrepreneurs at business school during pandemic

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