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

: Ruskovaara E, Pihkala T, Seikkula-Leino J, Jarvinen MR

Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

: 2015

: Teaching and Teacher Education

: TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION

: TEACH TEACH EDUC

: 47

: 62

: 70

: 9

: 0742-051X

: 1879-2480

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

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.