Preface: teaching reason and the unreasonable / by Michael H. Morris and Eric Liguori -- Part I leading edge research perspectives -- 1. What I've learned about teaching entrepreneurship: perspectives of five master educators / Jerome S. Engel, Heidi M. Neck, Minet Schindehutte, Ray Smilor, and...

OECD’s Innovation Strategy calls upon all sectors in the economy and society to innovate in order to foster productivity, growth and well-being. Education systems are critically important for innovation through the development of skills that nurture new ideas and technologies. However, whereas...

Das Portfolio als Reflexionsmedium für Lehrende und Studierende / von Gerd Bräuer - Ein Portfolio ist eine systematische Materialsammlung, die den Prozess der Wissensaneignung zu einem Thema reflektiert und dokumentiert. Gerd Bräuer beschreibt die Vorteile des Portfolios als Reflexionsmedium...

Purpose This chapter reflects on a recent initiative as authors and tutors for the first module of a new online Masters in Public Administration (MPA) programme now offered by the University of Birmingham for public sector professionals around the world. Design/methodology/approach Our focus is...

Entrepreneurship education has been largely treated as a pedagogical “black box.” Despite the emergence of popular entrepreneurship models such as business planning, the lean startup, or business model canvas, neither theoretical nor pedagogical foundations are typically evident. This limits...

This article describes a course design process to improve the effectiveness of using experiential learning techniques to foster critical thinking skills. The authors examine prior research to identify essential dimensions of experiential learning in relation to higher order thinking. These...