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...

One of the most controversial educational practices among American public schools is the use of ability-tracking of students. Over the years, tracking has received harsh criticism. In fact, policymakers have launched initiatives to discourage tracking across the nation, and started recommending...

Chapter 1 Classroom Experiments: A Useful Tool for Learning about Economic and Entrepreneurial Decisions -- Chapter 2 An experience in teaching innovation based on collaborative learning and the Aronson jigsaw technique -- Chapter 3 Learning by teaching and assessing: A teaching experience --...

In this paper we explore the impact of a teaching strategy based on lectures and mini case studies in teaching a financial management course to MBA students on student learning strategies and their performance, and on the development of critical thinking skills. Kolb's LSI and the CCTST have...

Academic freedom poses an important problem in the current higher education system, which has an European scope. As it has been granted as a fundamental human right in all countries belonging to the so-called "common area", academic freedom exercise opposes to specific features in the regulation...