Learning to be an entrepreneur: Outlining aspects of social entrepreneurial learning at the university

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19094/contextus.2023.81463

Keywords:

learning, entrepreneur, student, university, startup

Abstract

This article sought to understand entrepreneurial learning and the aspects related to its occurrence based on a study carried out with university students who founded startups at a Brazilian university. Narrative research associated with the focus group technique makes up the methodological course of the investigation. The results point to five aspects that influence the occurrence of learning at the university as a socially situated phenomenon: learning and experiences, the learning context, pedagogical design, multiple identities and social interactions. Knowing that students engaged in entrepreneurship may face a number of challenges, a holistic understanding of the social learning environment by educators can help make the university a safer place for student entrepreneurship.

 

Author Biographies

Juliano César de Oliveira, Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR)

Administrative Assistant at the Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR) 

PhD student in Administration at the State University of Maringa (UEM) 

Marcio Pascoal Cassandre, State University of Maringa (UEM)

Lecturer at the Department of Administration at the State University of Maringa (UEM) 

Postdoctoral by the Danish School of Education at Aarhus University (Copenhagen) 

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2023-02-14

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Oliveira, J. C. de, & Cassandre, M. P. (2023). Learning to be an entrepreneur: Outlining aspects of social entrepreneurial learning at the university . Contextus - Contemporary Journal of Economics and Management, 21, e81463. https://doi.org/10.19094/contextus.2023.81463

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