Lessons learned from connecting doctoral studies and research on entrepreneurship into teacher’s work at University of Applied Sciences

Abstract

This paper presents a doctoral study program that trains the teachers to "introduce" entrepreneurship into all teaching and training at their university. The doctoral study project connects theoretical studies and academic research with the participating teachers’ practical work. We can talk about the triangulation of doctoral studies (= understanding of entrepreneurship theories), research (= entrepreneurship research and doctoral dissertations) and practice (= implementing theories in teaching and training of entrepreneurship). Action research methodology and constructivism as a learning and teaching paradigm are implemented in this project. At this stage of an ongoing-project, the doctoral studies have started the process towards more integrative, wider and more holistic entrepreneurship education programs and curricula