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TY - JOUR
T1 - ‘Lost in Space’
T2 - the role of social networking in university-based entrepreneurial learning
AU - Lockett, Nigel Jonathan
AU - Quesada-Pallarès, Carla
AU - Williams-Middleton, Karen
AU - Padilla-Meléndez, Antonio
AU - Jack, Sarah Louise
N1 - The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Industry and Higher Education, 31 (2), 2017, © SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017 by SAGE Publications Ltd at the Industry and Higher Education page: http://journals.sagepub.com/home/ihe on SAGE Journals Online: http://journals.sagepub.com/
PY - 2017/4/1
Y1 - 2017/4/1
N2 - While entrepreneurship education increasingly uses various means to connect students to the ‘real world’, the impact of social networking on learning remains under-explored. This qualitative study of student entrepreneurs in UK and Sweden shows that their entrepreneurial journey becomes increasingly complex, requiring skills and knowledge not solely developed through formal or non-formal learning. Social networks, and associated informal learning, are shown to be critical in developing social capital important to the students’ entrepreneurial journey. This study exposes a key value of social networking and encourages educators to embed activities that facilitate students’ informal learning within the curriculum.
AB - While entrepreneurship education increasingly uses various means to connect students to the ‘real world’, the impact of social networking on learning remains under-explored. This qualitative study of student entrepreneurs in UK and Sweden shows that their entrepreneurial journey becomes increasingly complex, requiring skills and knowledge not solely developed through formal or non-formal learning. Social networks, and associated informal learning, are shown to be critical in developing social capital important to the students’ entrepreneurial journey. This study exposes a key value of social networking and encourages educators to embed activities that facilitate students’ informal learning within the curriculum.
KW - entrepreneurial learning
KW - entrepreneurship education
KW - social capital
KW - social networking
U2 - 10.1177/0950422217693962
DO - 10.1177/0950422217693962
M3 - Journal article
VL - 31
SP - 67
JO - Industry and Higher Education
JF - Industry and Higher Education
SN - 0950-4222
IS - 2
ER -