Entrepreneurial Education in a Tertiary Context: A Perspective of the University of South Africa

South Africa is characterised by high unemployment levels, a low Total Early Stage Entrepreneurial Activity rate, and a high small business failure rate. Entrepreneurship and small business development is seen as a solution to end unemployment in South Africa. A study to understand how to improve sm...

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Autores principales:	Anthea Patricia Amadi-Echendu, Magaret Phillips, Kudakwashe Chodokufa, Thea Visser
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2016
Materias:	Entrepreneurial university entrepreneurial education entrepreneurial learning alumni research and development innovation Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9fc4b10ef8ff4dbc8fbade955636ed192021-12-02T19:25:57ZEntrepreneurial Education in a Tertiary Context: A Perspective of the University of South Africa10.19173/irrodl.v17i4.24821492-3831https://doaj.org/article/9fc4b10ef8ff4dbc8fbade955636ed192016-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/2482https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831South Africa is characterised by high unemployment levels, a low Total Early Stage Entrepreneurial Activity rate, and a high small business failure rate. Entrepreneurship and small business development is seen as a solution to end unemployment in South Africa. A study to understand how to improve small business support was conducted at the University of South Africa and has shown that alumni are unable to apply theoretical knowledge acquired from their studies. The purpose of this article is to explore the potential of the University of South Africa in becoming more entrepreneurial to address the aforementioned challenges. A desk study that reviewed literature was conducted to identify different constructs associated with an entrepreneurial university, namely entrepreneurial education, research and development, innovation, commercialisation and incubation, and stakeholders. In addition to traditional teaching methods, various alternative approaches can be used to stimulate entrepreneurial education to develop the skills of learners/students. To address these challenges a closer relationship between academia, government, and industry is paramount. It is recommended that universities incorporate entrepreneurial education in all their qualifications, expose students to on-the-job training, assist with the incubation of business ideas that students have, and provide a platform for cross-pollination of knowledge between industry, academia, and government. Anthea Patricia Amadi-EchenduMagaret PhillipsKudakwashe ChodokufaThea VisserAthabasca University PressarticleEntrepreneurial universityentrepreneurial educationentrepreneurial learningalumniresearch and developmentinnovationSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 17, Iss 4 (2016)
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description	South Africa is characterised by high unemployment levels, a low Total Early Stage Entrepreneurial Activity rate, and a high small business failure rate. Entrepreneurship and small business development is seen as a solution to end unemployment in South Africa. A study to understand how to improve small business support was conducted at the University of South Africa and has shown that alumni are unable to apply theoretical knowledge acquired from their studies. The purpose of this article is to explore the potential of the University of South Africa in becoming more entrepreneurial to address the aforementioned challenges. A desk study that reviewed literature was conducted to identify different constructs associated with an entrepreneurial university, namely entrepreneurial education, research and development, innovation, commercialisation and incubation, and stakeholders. In addition to traditional teaching methods, various alternative approaches can be used to stimulate entrepreneurial education to develop the skills of learners/students. To address these challenges a closer relationship between academia, government, and industry is paramount. It is recommended that universities incorporate entrepreneurial education in all their qualifications, expose students to on-the-job training, assist with the incubation of business ideas that students have, and provide a platform for cross-pollination of knowledge between industry, academia, and government.
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Entrepreneurial Education in a Tertiary Context: A Perspective of the University of South Africa

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