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DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP – CHALLENGES AND DEVELOPMENT TOOLS. “DEVELOPING SKILLS FOR FUTURE JOBS” - CASE FINLAND

Asa Hagberg-Andersson ; Novia University of Applied Sciences, Vasa, Finland

Abstract

High unemployment figures in Europe creates a need for innovation and focus on entre¬preneurship as one way of meeting current challenges. There is an ongoing discussion on how to develop entrepreneurship education in European schools. In many places we have a situation where old models need to be exchanged for new ones that serve as a better interaction base with the outside business world and society. Pedagogical tools are being developed alongside with the changing economic structures in society and schools in order to better meet the changes and challenges in the global world. In many schools teaching methods and tools do not foster the students to face the business reality after graduation and these educational institutions are in danger of being left behind. Therefore many busi¬ness schools and universities look for new solutions to current challenges internationally in the form of strategic networks. International networks and cooperation within education enable schools and universities to exchange best practices and ideas on a bigger scale. Educational networks within business education can include exchange within both pedago¬gical as well as cultural factors that affect and drive innovative business education. These areas of exchange are to be found in the results of the project “Developing Skills for Future jobs” that took place within the EU during year 2013 – 2014. This paper will highlight re¬sults and conclusions of the project and new ideas that the project resulted in.

Keywords

entrepreneurship; education; challenges; teaching methods

Hrčak ID:

144508

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/144508

Publication date:

9.9.2015.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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