The aim of Entrepreneurship360 is to capture and map the opinions of school management, teachers, parents and partners about the actual situation and the statements that describe good practice in the Entrepreneurial Institution, Entrepreneurial Education in Practice, and the Outward Looking School.

1. GUIDING FRAMEWORKS
ON
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EDUCATION
Short presentation of
HEInnovate & Entrepreneurship360

2. Introduction: Two Guiding Frameworks
A. HEInnovate (www.heinnovate.eu)
– Capacity building
– Online self-assessment tool for HEIs
B. Entrepreneurship360 (under development)
– Opinion survey tool for schools and VET institutions that
maps the opinions of teachers, school management,
parents and partners on current practices & perceived
importance of education activities that promote
entrepreneurship as key competence
– Regional applications planned for 2015
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3. A. HEInnovate
1. Capacity building at regional & country levels
(peer-reviews and surveys):
– Germany (6 Laender), 2006-2012
– Poland, (Wielkopolska and Kujawsko-Pomorskie
region), 2013
– Bulgaria, 2014
– 2015-2016: 5 EU member countries
2. Online self-assessment tool for HEIs
(HEInnovate):
– Self-assessment tool with tailored learning materials
– Workshops
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4. (1) Survey findings: Objectives of HEIs
Promoting self-employment
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4
3
2
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and
entrepreneurship
as viable careers
Developing
entrepreneurial
competences and
skills
Commercialising
research results
ST05 How
important/
unimportant are
the following for
your University?
Generating
revenues from spin-off
activities
Supporting
business start-ups
BUL (N=20)
POL (N=23)
DEU (N=41)
Source: OECD LEED HEI Leader Surveys (Germany, 2012; Poland, 2013; Bulgaria 2014)
Legend: 1=unimportant, 2=of little importance, 3=moderately important, 4=important, 5=very important
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5. (1) Survey findings: Teaching activities
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Business plan writing
Case Studies
Business games and
simulations
Experience reports by
start-ups
Entrepreneurs as guest
speakers
Visits to companies
BGR (n=17)
POL (n=15)
DEU (n=39)
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6. (2) HEInnovate
www.heinnovate.eu
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7. Benefits of HEInnovate
HEIs can:
• Assess and gauge internal perceptions
in a systematic manner
• Diagnose strengths and weaknesses
• Map and evaluate organisational change over time
Relevance for public policy:
• Reference framework for a more entrepreneurial
and innovative higher education institution
• Means to create awareness amongst HEIs for
planned public policy measures
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8. B. Entrepreneurship360
• Opinion Survey Tool:
– Informs school management about how teachers, parents and
external stakeholders perceive what the schools does to promote
entrepreneurship
– Signals to school management opportunities and barriers
– Informs governments and multiplier organisations (e.g., JA-YE)
about what school-internal and external stakeholders consider as
important in promoting entrepreneurship
• Learning platform:
– Networking opportunities for school managers and teachers
– Learning materials (case studies, thematic papers) from different
European regions
– Capacity Building Seminars for school managers, teachers and
policy makers (1st in Postdam/Germany 2-6 November 2014)
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9. Opinion Survey
• Opinion survey tool for primary, secondary schools
and VET
• 65 statements with institution-specific and
respondent-specific displays
• Four respondent groups (Teachers-65, School
managers-65, Parents-43, Partners-36)
• One survey administrator (school manager/teacher)
– Selects and invites respondents
– Terminates survey period
– Receives report on responses from different
groups
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10. Opinion Survey
THE
ENTREPRENEURIAL
INSTITUTION
(27 statements)
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EDUCATION IN
PRACTICE
(20 statements)
THE OUTWARD
LOOKING
INSTITUTION
(13 statements)
Strategy
Leadership
Flexibility
Resources
Objectives Organisation
Teacher
Links with the
environment
Outward
looking
curriculum
Venture
creation support
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11. Two response scales
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12. Entrepreneurship Education in Practice
EEP 1. Learning objectives and expected learning
outcomes are defined for education activities that…
EEP 2. Learning outcomes of education activities that
promote entrepreneurship as a key competence are…
EEP 7. Class room settings are enhancing the
promotion of entrepreneurship as a key competence.
EEP 8. Experiential learning (i.e. practical
experiences, learning-by-doing and problem-based…
EEP 9. Team work and project work is widely
practiced. That includes the creation of artefacts,…
EEP 10. Assignments are authentic or similar to
authentic assignments. Teachers encourage …
EEP 11. Learning outside classroom is also a core
element of education. This is also reflected in…
EEP 12. Learners can make constructive experience
of failure.
EEP 17. Teachers take on a facilitator role.
EEP 18. Teachers are motivated and have the courage
to introduce novel approaches in education. This is…
EEP 22. Teachers are encouraged to use digital
learning materials and open educational resources…
EEP 20. Teachers are familiar with the different
concepts, pedagogies and teaching strategies, which…
EEP 21. Teachers are motivated and have the courage
develop their own projects at school. This is also…
(expected survey findings from pilot)
EEP 8. Experiential learning (i.e. practical
experiences, learning-by-doing and problem-based learning) is
a core element of education.
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13. Potential future use of the opinion
survey tool beyond the pilot phase
Optional
submission of a
"formal" report to
policy makers
1 2 3
Opinion
Survey
4 Respondent
Groups
(Teachers, School
managers, Parents,
Partners)
REPORT
School internal
seminar
Discussion of
results with
Respondent
Groups
representatives
CONSOLIDATION OF SCORES
Self-assessment
report
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14. Conclusions:
What do we expect from the Tools?
• Capacity upgrading in education institutions
– Use of Tools signals opportunities and barriers
– Learning materials (case studies & guidance notes)
– International networking opportunities
• Public policy inputs from information about trends
and gaps in entrepreneurship education provision
– Survey data
– Review findings
– National and international practitioner events
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15. Further information
HEInnovate and Entrepreneurship360 are
developed jointly by the
OECD LEED Programme and
the European Commission DG Education and
Culture
Find out more about the Guiding Frameworks!
http:// www.heinnovate.eu
http://www.oecd.org/site/entrepreneurship360/home/
Interested in our webinars, seminars, reviews? Contact us!
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