How Do Italian Vocational Teachers Educate for a Sense of Initiative and Entrepreneurship? Development and Initial Application of the SIE Questionnaire

Autor/in	Morselli, Daniele
Titel	How Do Italian Vocational Teachers Educate for a Sense of Initiative and Entrepreneurship? Development and Initial Application of the SIE Questionnaire
Quelle	In: Education & Training, 60 (2018) 7-8, S.800-818 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Morselli, Daniele)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0040-0912
DOI	10.1108/ET-03-2017-0046
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Vocational Education; Entrepreneurship; Test Construction; Teaching Methods; Teacher Attitudes; Lifelong Learning; Business; Competence; Skill Development; Employment Qualifications; Questionnaires; Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Unternehmungsgeist; Testaufbau; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrerverhalten; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Business studies; Wirtschaft; Betriebswirtschaft; Kompetenz; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Fragebogen; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Italien
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine how educators can teach the key competence of a sense of initiative and entrepreneurship (SIE) as a cross-curricular subject in compulsory education. It draws both on the literature relating to entrepreneurial education and on competence-based education to set out five features of entrepreneurial teaching. For illustrative purposes, these five characteristics are explored in a questionnaire put to a small group of teaching staff. Design/methodology/approach: This study employs a qualitative approach, seeking to understand the personal perspectives of participants, and drawing out the complexities of their behaviour, whilst also providing a holistic interpretation of such behaviour. Findings: The literature review identifies five features of entrepreneurial teaching--embedding learning outcomes for an SIE within taught subjects; active entrepreneurial teaching; educating for entrepreneurial attitudes; networking activities; being entrepreneurial as part of lifelong learning. It can be hypothesised that teaching staff teach different aspects of the SIE depending on the subject they teach (vocational or more traditional) and their role (teacher or workshop assistant). Originality/value: Development of the SIE and the five characteristics of entrepreneurial teaching is a first step towards understanding how secondary vocational teachers and workshop assistants understand and teach the SIE as cross-curricular subject. In line with Fayolle and Gailly who called for deeper investigation of the most effective combinations of objectives, content and teaching methods, the paper seeks to establish a relationship between teaching methods, development of entrepreneurial attitudes and assessment. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01