TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine how the context, approach and teaching techniques used for entrepreneurship education need to reflect the different roles that encompass enterprise.Design/methodology/approach– The authors analyse and reflect upon what attributes, qualities, skills and knowledge are required for the different roles involved in entrepreneurship.Findings– From the analysis the authors identify role typologies and argue that teaching entrepreneurship needs to produce a combination of the creative talents of the artist, the skills and ability of the artisan, yet include the applied knowledge of the technician with the know‐what of the professional. The authors then present some examples of pedagogies in entrepreneurship that might be used to develop the skills required for these roles.Practical implications– The authors demonstrate why the teaching of entrepreneurship requires a combination of theory and practice.Originality/value– The paper shows that a different approach to understanding entrepreneurial pedagogy may be useful for educators and students.
VL  - 15
IS  - 2
SN  - 1462-6004
DO  - 10.1108/14626000810871664
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/14626000810871664
AU  - Anderson Alistair R.
AU  - Jack Sarah L.
ED  - George Solomon
PY  - 2008
Y1  - 2008/01/01
TI  - Role typologies for enterprising education: the professional artisan?
T2  - Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 259
EP  - 273
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -