entrepreneurial education

Polish translation of “Educating for Entrepreneurship” (and English original)

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My “Educating for Entrepreneurship” has been published in Polish in the education journal Przegląd Pedagogiczny. The Polish title is “Edukacja dla przedsiębiorczości.” Here is the original working paper in English at my site and/or in PDF format. And here’s a PDF of the Polish translation. Related: My Philosophy of Education video course lectures online:

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Schooling to Develop or Stunt Kids’ Potential? [Open College podcast]

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‘Plague was sweeping the city of London in the summer of 1665, and the Lord Mayor was desperate to do something. … The plague germs were carried by fleas that lived as parasites on rats. But that was not known. By mid-July fear gripped the city, as the plague was killing over 1,000 Londoners per

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Do entrepreneurs need formal education? Lall Singh answers

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On the value of formal education for entrepreneurs, British entrepreneur Lall Singh says this: “Formal education is the way to go. You have to load yourself with the key thinking. I found that originally—and this was having qualified as an accountant—you’ll still find yourself blinkered in the market because you don’t understand the marketing aspects;

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Entrepreneurial Education conference — Call for Papers

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Entrepreneurial Education conference Sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship Rockford University, Illinois Call for Papers The Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship will be hosting a conference at Rockford University, March 13-14, 2016, on Entrepreneurial Education. On the Entrepreneurial side of the phrase: We live in entrepreneurial times. From the work demand side, there

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Educating for Entrepreneurship — working paper

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The text is below and in PDF format. It’s also forthcoming in Polish in the education journal Przegląd Pedagogiczny. Educating for Entrepreneurship (Working Paper, June 2014) Stephen R.C. Hicks Department of Philosophy and Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship Rockford University Rockford, Illinois, USA Introduction: Japanese visitors to American schools Recently a team of Japanese investigators

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The Innovator’s DNA — and Montessori education

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Hal Gregersen, co-author of The Innovator’s DNA (Harvard Business Review Press, 2011), identifies the often-shared traits of innovators, but then makes this striking point about how the innovative became innovative: “‘It’s fascinating when we interview these famous entrepreneurs to realise that they grew up in worlds where adults paid attention to these innovation skills.’ Most

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