Paños-Castro, J.; Markuerkiaga, L.; Bezanilla, M.J. An Analysis of the Entrepreneurial University in the Faculties of Education in Spain: Self-Perception among Deans. Sustainability2021, 13, 11768.
Paños-Castro, J.; Markuerkiaga, L.; Bezanilla, M.J. An Analysis of the Entrepreneurial University in the Faculties of Education in Spain: Self-Perception among Deans. Sustainability 2021, 13, 11768.
Paños-Castro, J.; Markuerkiaga, L.; Bezanilla, M.J. An Analysis of the Entrepreneurial University in the Faculties of Education in Spain: Self-Perception among Deans. Sustainability2021, 13, 11768.
Paños-Castro, J.; Markuerkiaga, L.; Bezanilla, M.J. An Analysis of the Entrepreneurial University in the Faculties of Education in Spain: Self-Perception among Deans. Sustainability 2021, 13, 11768.
Abstract
Universities have increasingly incorporated a third mission into their strategic planning. In addition to teaching and research, they have emphasised the training of entrepreneurs. However, there is still a lot of work to be done, as this process is facing resistance. The Entrepreneurial University covers all disciplines, including faculties of education. However, it has been shown that entrepreneurship tends to be more related to the faculties of economics and engineering, with a lesser presence in the faculties of education for various reasons: they consider entrepreneurship to be alien to their teaching role, there is a lack of entrepreneurial culture, and the objective of the Entrepreneurial University is unknown. The aim of this study is to analyse the level of entrepreneurship in Spanish faculties and schools of education. Forty deans and heads of education faculties in Spain took part in the survey. The results indicated a sufficient level of entrepreneurship; the dimensions related to active methodologies, and mission and strategy were the most developed, whereas entrepreneurship funding and entrepreneurship training for faculty employees were the least developed areas. Some deans noted that entrepreneurship was alien to their professional performance, although courses and good practices for the development of entrepreneurial initiative are gradually being implemented.
Keywords
entrepreneurial university; entrepreneurship; faculties of education; self-perception; triple helix; third mission; teacher training.
Subject
Social Sciences, Education
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