TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– This paper aims to explore a range of conceptual and practical challenges faced in delivering an innovative programme targeted at staff of UK higher Education (HE) and further education (FE) institutions. The two major foci of the programme are: on the pedagogies and organization of knowledge required to provide a true “feel” for the life world, values and ways of behaving of entrepreneurs in very different academic disciplinary contexts; and on strategically and operationally making things happen in the participant institution.Design/methodology/approach– The paper is action research‐focused. Its aim is to explore the validity of a concept of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education which is truly interdisciplinary. It tests out in practice a “Mastery” model of an entrepreneurship educator in HE and FE.Findings– The basic structure of the model is found to be appropriate as is its social constructionist view of education upon which it is founded. Importantly it values learning through practice, which may not be a total reflection of what is taught on the programme, equally with the application of programme knowledge.Originality/value– The conceptual model and resultant programme are arguably unique in their total focus on behaviours in different organizational and disciplinary contexts.
VL  - 17
IS  - 2
SN  - 1355-2554
DO  - 10.1108/13552551111114914
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/13552551111114914
AU  - Gibb Allan
ED  - Elaine Ramsey
ED  - Kelly Smith
ED  - Lynn Martin
PY  - 2011
Y1  - 2011/01/01
TI  - Concepts into practice: meeting the challenge of development of entrepreneurship educators around an innovative paradigm: The case of the International Entrepreneurship Educators' Programme (IEEP)
T2  - International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 146
EP  - 165
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -