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Research paper thumbnail of How discipline shapes the meaning of value creation in higher education; implications for enterprise, entrepreneurship and employability

Research paper thumbnail of Design Thinking as Pedagogy in Practice

International Journal of Management and Applied Research

Design Thinking is gaining considerable attention across various domains including education; how... more Design Thinking is gaining considerable attention across various domains including education; however its use in Executive Education has not been documented much in the literature to date. By integrating Design Thinking principles and methodologies into the curriculum for Executive learners, we highlight the benefits and outcomes of using Design Thinking as a pedagogical approach. This study explores the effective application of Design Thinking as pedagogy in two modules of an Executive MBA programme at Newcastle University Business School. Through a combination of blended learning materials and experiential, collaborative projects with client organizations, we set out how learners were immersed in a human-centred problem-solving process, developing creativity, empathy, and the ability to identify innovative solutions to complex business challenges. The study presents data gathered from client feedback and learners' reflective assessments, demonstrating the effectiveness and imp...

Research paper thumbnail of Threshold Concepts in Entrepreneurship Education and their Implications for Teaching and Learning

FGF studies in small business and entrepreneurship, 2023

In view of the continuing growth and importance of entrepreneurship education within the educatio... more In view of the continuing growth and importance of entrepreneurship education within the educational landscape, there remains a significant demand for theoretical as well as practical approaches. In particular, there is a demand for approaches that shed light on the interplay between course design and individual learning. This chapter draws on the threshold concept approach, which is becoming an increasingly important perspective in educational research. Whilst the threshold concept approach has been applied usefully to develop the pedagogy of various academic disciplines, for example, economics, healthcare and information literacy, they have so far received little attention in the context of entrepreneurship education. The threshold concept approach addresses the question of how learners can practise an exploratory, reflexive approach to discipline and subject-area-specific ways of thinking and practising. The contribution of our chapter is twofold: firstly, we want to show that the threshold concept approach offers a new perspective for theory and practice in entrepreneurship education through its focus on bridging a disciplinary way of thinking and practising, on the one hand, and a subjective view of entrepreneurial phenomena, on the other hand. Secondly, in order to enrich entrepreneurial

Research paper thumbnail of What is Distinctive about Thinking Like an Entrepreneur and How Can We Educate Students to Do it?

Contemporary issues in entrepreneurship research, Feb 15, 2021

By offering the perspectives of entrepreneurship educators and entrepreneurs, this chapter makes ... more By offering the perspectives of entrepreneurship educators and entrepreneurs, this chapter makes a valuable contribution to a conceptually grounded and innovative approach to entrepreneurship education.

Research paper thumbnail of Learning Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Through Real Business Projects

Springer eBooks, Nov 6, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of A proposed approach to the design of a doctoral study to identify threshold concepts in Entrepreneurship education and the implications of these for the curricula and pedagogy of Entrepreneurship programmes in Higher Education

Research paper thumbnail of Chapter 3 What Does it Mean to Think as an Entrepreneur? Using the Threshold Concept Framework to Inform Entrepreneurship Education

Contemporary issues in entrepreneurship research, May 30, 2019

Entrepreneurs make a significant contribution to the health of any economy and higher education i... more Entrepreneurs make a significant contribution to the health of any economy and higher education is regarded as pivotal in efforts to grow entrepreneurial talent. Entrepreneurship education has grown rapidly yet there is still controversy over the best way to educate and assess students. This chapter presents a study gathering a consensus of entrepreneur opinion on the concepts critical to thinking as an entrepreneur, in order inform entrepreneurship curriculum development. There is a general lack of entrepreneurship education research that integrates the external stakeholder perspective in this way. Using a Delphi-style method with twelve entrepreneurs, five candidate entrepreneurship threshold concepts are identified. Threshold concepts have a powerfully transformative effect on the learner, and important integrative qualities, allowing the learner to make sense of previously isolated pockets of knowledge. A “new world-view” or episteme can be constructed - a kind of disciplinary thinking, peculiar in this case, to entrepreneurs. This chapter contributes to the call for more research grounded discussion on the quality and effectiveness of entrepreneurship education initiatives. Designing curricula around the threshold concepts in entrepreneurship will enable educators to offer particular support in areas where students are likely to become “stuck” and will facilitate constructive alignment with assessment.

Research paper thumbnail of Book review: Making sense of organizational learning: Putting theory into practice

Management Learning, Jan 23, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Staff perspectives of threshold concepts in the context of an undergraduate entrepreneurial business degree programme

Research paper thumbnail of The Power of Body Language

Research paper thumbnail of Learning for Impact – An Innovative, Flexible, Work-Based Approach

Research paper thumbnail of Threshold Concepts in Entrepreneurship Education and their Implications for Teaching and Learning

FGF studies in small business and entrepreneurship, 2023

In view of the continuing growth and importance of entrepreneurship education within the educatio... more In view of the continuing growth and importance of entrepreneurship education within the educational landscape, there remains a significant demand for theoretical as well as practical approaches. In particular, there is a demand for approaches that shed light on the interplay between course design and individual learning. This chapter draws on the threshold concept approach, which is becoming an increasingly important perspective in educational research. Whilst the threshold concept approach has been applied usefully to develop the pedagogy of various academic disciplines, for example, economics, healthcare and information literacy, they have so far received little attention in the context of entrepreneurship education. The threshold concept approach addresses the question of how learners can practise an exploratory, reflexive approach to discipline and subject-area-specific ways of thinking and practising. The contribution of our chapter is twofold: firstly, we want to show that the threshold concept approach offers a new perspective for theory and practice in entrepreneurship education through its focus on bridging a disciplinary way of thinking and practising, on the one hand, and a subjective view of entrepreneurial phenomena, on the other hand. Secondly, in order to enrich entrepreneurial

Research paper thumbnail of Learning to become an entrepreneur: integrating the threshold concept approach and social learning theory in Higher Education

Durham University, School of Education eBooks, 2019

This document may differ from the final, published version of the research and has been made avai... more This document may differ from the final, published version of the research and has been made available online in accordance with publisher policies. To read and/or cite from the published version of the research, please visit the publisher's website (a subscription may be required.) encourage the establishment of a pedagogy specific to entrepreneurship built around entrepreneurship threshold concepts, and informed by social learning theory, rendering it distinctive and enabling a greater degree of effectiveness, alignment and consensus.

Research paper thumbnail of Threshold Concepts at the Sharp Edge

BRILL eBooks, Dec 17, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Threshold concepts in entrepreneurship – the entrepreneurs’ perspective

Journal of Education and Training, Jan 8, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Using the threshold concept framework to enhance entrepreneurship curricula in higher education

Using the threshold concept framework to enhance entrepreneurship curricula in higher education L... more Using the threshold concept framework to enhance entrepreneurship curricula in higher education Lucy Hatt This research uses the threshold concept framework as a lens to define entrepreneurship as an academic subject and suggest approaches to entrepreneurship education in higher education informed by how students understand it. A staged

Research paper thumbnail of Educating for Entrepreneurship – the application of threshold concept theory

Research paper thumbnail of Fostering an Entrepreneurial Team Based Learning Environment

Research paper thumbnail of What's Distinctive about Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship Education? Threshold Concepts and Expertise

Research paper thumbnail of “You what?!” – The impact of a relational approach to launching an executive MBA in the midst of a global pandemic

Project leadership and society, Dec 1, 2022

In this paper, two educators offer their reflections on the impact of relational pedagogy in the ... more In this paper, two educators offer their reflections on the impact of relational pedagogy in the form of an extended relational approach to the launch and delivery of an Executive MBA programme for post-experience learners in the midst of a universal experience of the global pandemic. The pandemic exacerbated the increasing influence of consumerism on student identity and effectively destroyed any prospect of a “normal student experience” together with its perceived value. A relational approach extending theories of relational pedagogy beyond the relationship of the educator and the learner is offered as a counter to this, allowing the educators to mediate the relationships between the learner, the content and the learning process, and to navigate the additional interfaces of post-experience, online learning. The paper emerged from collective reflection on practice and the findings support the contention that a relational approach addresses the more negative aspects of academic accountability when couched in terms of economic exchange. Envisioning education as a set of processes intended to enhance relationships, three themes are drawn out and are illustrated with examples from practice. These themes are digital residency, precarity and judgement, and weird intimacy. The findings offer new perspectives and enable recommendations to enhance both online and present in person education and learning.

Research paper thumbnail of How discipline shapes the meaning of value creation in higher education; implications for enterprise, entrepreneurship and employability

Research paper thumbnail of Design Thinking as Pedagogy in Practice

International Journal of Management and Applied Research

Design Thinking is gaining considerable attention across various domains including education; how... more Design Thinking is gaining considerable attention across various domains including education; however its use in Executive Education has not been documented much in the literature to date. By integrating Design Thinking principles and methodologies into the curriculum for Executive learners, we highlight the benefits and outcomes of using Design Thinking as a pedagogical approach. This study explores the effective application of Design Thinking as pedagogy in two modules of an Executive MBA programme at Newcastle University Business School. Through a combination of blended learning materials and experiential, collaborative projects with client organizations, we set out how learners were immersed in a human-centred problem-solving process, developing creativity, empathy, and the ability to identify innovative solutions to complex business challenges. The study presents data gathered from client feedback and learners' reflective assessments, demonstrating the effectiveness and imp...

Research paper thumbnail of Threshold Concepts in Entrepreneurship Education and their Implications for Teaching and Learning

FGF studies in small business and entrepreneurship, 2023

In view of the continuing growth and importance of entrepreneurship education within the educatio... more In view of the continuing growth and importance of entrepreneurship education within the educational landscape, there remains a significant demand for theoretical as well as practical approaches. In particular, there is a demand for approaches that shed light on the interplay between course design and individual learning. This chapter draws on the threshold concept approach, which is becoming an increasingly important perspective in educational research. Whilst the threshold concept approach has been applied usefully to develop the pedagogy of various academic disciplines, for example, economics, healthcare and information literacy, they have so far received little attention in the context of entrepreneurship education. The threshold concept approach addresses the question of how learners can practise an exploratory, reflexive approach to discipline and subject-area-specific ways of thinking and practising. The contribution of our chapter is twofold: firstly, we want to show that the threshold concept approach offers a new perspective for theory and practice in entrepreneurship education through its focus on bridging a disciplinary way of thinking and practising, on the one hand, and a subjective view of entrepreneurial phenomena, on the other hand. Secondly, in order to enrich entrepreneurial

Research paper thumbnail of What is Distinctive about Thinking Like an Entrepreneur and How Can We Educate Students to Do it?

Contemporary issues in entrepreneurship research, Feb 15, 2021

By offering the perspectives of entrepreneurship educators and entrepreneurs, this chapter makes ... more By offering the perspectives of entrepreneurship educators and entrepreneurs, this chapter makes a valuable contribution to a conceptually grounded and innovative approach to entrepreneurship education.

Research paper thumbnail of Learning Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Through Real Business Projects

Springer eBooks, Nov 6, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of A proposed approach to the design of a doctoral study to identify threshold concepts in Entrepreneurship education and the implications of these for the curricula and pedagogy of Entrepreneurship programmes in Higher Education

Research paper thumbnail of Chapter 3 What Does it Mean to Think as an Entrepreneur? Using the Threshold Concept Framework to Inform Entrepreneurship Education

Contemporary issues in entrepreneurship research, May 30, 2019

Entrepreneurs make a significant contribution to the health of any economy and higher education i... more Entrepreneurs make a significant contribution to the health of any economy and higher education is regarded as pivotal in efforts to grow entrepreneurial talent. Entrepreneurship education has grown rapidly yet there is still controversy over the best way to educate and assess students. This chapter presents a study gathering a consensus of entrepreneur opinion on the concepts critical to thinking as an entrepreneur, in order inform entrepreneurship curriculum development. There is a general lack of entrepreneurship education research that integrates the external stakeholder perspective in this way. Using a Delphi-style method with twelve entrepreneurs, five candidate entrepreneurship threshold concepts are identified. Threshold concepts have a powerfully transformative effect on the learner, and important integrative qualities, allowing the learner to make sense of previously isolated pockets of knowledge. A “new world-view” or episteme can be constructed - a kind of disciplinary thinking, peculiar in this case, to entrepreneurs. This chapter contributes to the call for more research grounded discussion on the quality and effectiveness of entrepreneurship education initiatives. Designing curricula around the threshold concepts in entrepreneurship will enable educators to offer particular support in areas where students are likely to become “stuck” and will facilitate constructive alignment with assessment.

Research paper thumbnail of Book review: Making sense of organizational learning: Putting theory into practice

Management Learning, Jan 23, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Staff perspectives of threshold concepts in the context of an undergraduate entrepreneurial business degree programme

Research paper thumbnail of The Power of Body Language

Research paper thumbnail of Learning for Impact – An Innovative, Flexible, Work-Based Approach

Research paper thumbnail of Threshold Concepts in Entrepreneurship Education and their Implications for Teaching and Learning

FGF studies in small business and entrepreneurship, 2023

In view of the continuing growth and importance of entrepreneurship education within the educatio... more In view of the continuing growth and importance of entrepreneurship education within the educational landscape, there remains a significant demand for theoretical as well as practical approaches. In particular, there is a demand for approaches that shed light on the interplay between course design and individual learning. This chapter draws on the threshold concept approach, which is becoming an increasingly important perspective in educational research. Whilst the threshold concept approach has been applied usefully to develop the pedagogy of various academic disciplines, for example, economics, healthcare and information literacy, they have so far received little attention in the context of entrepreneurship education. The threshold concept approach addresses the question of how learners can practise an exploratory, reflexive approach to discipline and subject-area-specific ways of thinking and practising. The contribution of our chapter is twofold: firstly, we want to show that the threshold concept approach offers a new perspective for theory and practice in entrepreneurship education through its focus on bridging a disciplinary way of thinking and practising, on the one hand, and a subjective view of entrepreneurial phenomena, on the other hand. Secondly, in order to enrich entrepreneurial

Research paper thumbnail of Learning to become an entrepreneur: integrating the threshold concept approach and social learning theory in Higher Education

Durham University, School of Education eBooks, 2019

This document may differ from the final, published version of the research and has been made avai... more This document may differ from the final, published version of the research and has been made available online in accordance with publisher policies. To read and/or cite from the published version of the research, please visit the publisher's website (a subscription may be required.) encourage the establishment of a pedagogy specific to entrepreneurship built around entrepreneurship threshold concepts, and informed by social learning theory, rendering it distinctive and enabling a greater degree of effectiveness, alignment and consensus.

Research paper thumbnail of Threshold Concepts at the Sharp Edge

BRILL eBooks, Dec 17, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Threshold concepts in entrepreneurship – the entrepreneurs’ perspective

Journal of Education and Training, Jan 8, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Using the threshold concept framework to enhance entrepreneurship curricula in higher education

Using the threshold concept framework to enhance entrepreneurship curricula in higher education L... more Using the threshold concept framework to enhance entrepreneurship curricula in higher education Lucy Hatt This research uses the threshold concept framework as a lens to define entrepreneurship as an academic subject and suggest approaches to entrepreneurship education in higher education informed by how students understand it. A staged

Research paper thumbnail of Educating for Entrepreneurship – the application of threshold concept theory

Research paper thumbnail of Fostering an Entrepreneurial Team Based Learning Environment

Research paper thumbnail of What's Distinctive about Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship Education? Threshold Concepts and Expertise

Research paper thumbnail of “You what?!” – The impact of a relational approach to launching an executive MBA in the midst of a global pandemic

Project leadership and society, Dec 1, 2022

In this paper, two educators offer their reflections on the impact of relational pedagogy in the ... more In this paper, two educators offer their reflections on the impact of relational pedagogy in the form of an extended relational approach to the launch and delivery of an Executive MBA programme for post-experience learners in the midst of a universal experience of the global pandemic. The pandemic exacerbated the increasing influence of consumerism on student identity and effectively destroyed any prospect of a “normal student experience” together with its perceived value. A relational approach extending theories of relational pedagogy beyond the relationship of the educator and the learner is offered as a counter to this, allowing the educators to mediate the relationships between the learner, the content and the learning process, and to navigate the additional interfaces of post-experience, online learning. The paper emerged from collective reflection on practice and the findings support the contention that a relational approach addresses the more negative aspects of academic accountability when couched in terms of economic exchange. Envisioning education as a set of processes intended to enhance relationships, three themes are drawn out and are illustrated with examples from practice. These themes are digital residency, precarity and judgement, and weird intimacy. The findings offer new perspectives and enable recommendations to enhance both online and present in person education and learning.