A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Broadening the resource base for entrepreneurship education through teachers' networking activities




AuthorsRuskovaara E, Pihkala T, Seikkula-Leino J, Jarvinen MR

PublisherPERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

Publication year2015

JournalTeaching and Teacher Education

Journal name in sourceTEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION

Journal acronymTEACH TEACH EDUC

Volume47

First page 62

Last page70

Number of pages9

ISSN0742-051X

eISSN1879-2480

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2014.12.008(external)


Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine the activities of vocational education teachers when networking in entrepreneurship education. The study examines how the background characteristics of the teachers and their participation in planning and training activities explain the level of use of external stakeholders. As a method, a linear regression analysis has been used. The data consists of 448 Finnish vocational education and training (VET) teachers.The results show that the teachers' business background or work experience does not lead to richer practices regarding utilizing different external stakeholders. However, teachers that participated in school or regional-level entrepreneurship education planning or training utilize external stakeholders significantly more than their colleagues. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.



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