The making of an intercultural learning context for entrepreneuring

Leona Achtenhagen and Bengt Johannisson

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, 2013, vol. 5, issue 1, 48-67

Abstract: Departing from the standpoint that internationalisation needs to become a more explicit part of assessing the quality of academic activity (i.e., education, research, and (business) community interaction), we elaborate upon how the intercultural composition of a student cohort could be leveraged as a road to the advancement of entrepreneurship education at the graduate level. We argue that the very heterogeneity of the students with respect to their socio-cultural background and personal experiences offers a rich potential for mutual social learning that reinforces formal education activities. Creating awareness of this collective resource opens up for self-organising processes among the students as they craft an entrepreneurial identity which guides them in their learning throughout the master programme.

Keywords: entrepreneurship education; Masters programme; intercultural learning; Sweden; socio-cultural background; personal experiences; social learning; self-organising processes; entrepreneurial identity; internationalisation; graduate level; higher education; culture. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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