Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute the discussion about complexity and heterogeneity entrepreneurship education. In order achieve objective, combines educational psychology with perspectives from education research make explicit educators tacit assumptions in understand how these guide teaching. Design/methodology/approach Using ethnographic analysis, reports data continuous development implementation a single course over period ten years bringing educator’s students on...

The aim of the present article is to consider research interview as a dialogical context for production social life and personal narratives. It emphasized that interviews are inevitable, events based on repertoires socially culturally embedded constantly changing words discourses. Rather than viewing setting unfolding an inner subjective lifestory uninfluenced by setting, it suggested better described in which dissenting opinion, diverse discourses, narratives produced through social,...

This paper explores the sociomateriality of creativity in everyday life. Whilst research has traditionally been concerned with intellectual and individual skills promoting creativity, such as ability to apply divergent thinking, this author anchors social practice. It is suggested that: (1) an phenomenon resulting continual processes “making world;” (2) there a close relationship between human beings material tools process; (3) continuity renewal, meaning that materials, tools, things,...

Abstract This article argues in favour of a situated approach to understanding learning practice at trade vocational school and education. Boundary crossing is regarded as contributing expansive by apprentices across the trade. The purpose show that relationship between strangeness legitimacy central different contexts such schools. draws on examples from recent qualitative field study among Danish education sector. Keywords: Situated workBoundary

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to ask: what effect does moving from individual collective understandings the entrepreneur in enterprising education have on student’s learning? And given shift understanding, there a need for new paradigm entrepreneurship Design/methodology/approach This draws ethnographic data (EEd) at summer school Denmark. was bring students an awareness their own competences shared understanding resources, relationships and opportunities becoming enterprising....

This article presents a conception of the qualitative research interview as discourses crossing swords. The draws on examples showing how researchers’ view learning is challenged by interviewed apprentices. apprentices do not assume in itself to be an important aspect their lives. They consider process becoming competent professional main motive working In presented situations, these differing assumptions researcher and become apparent competing discourses: versus competence. These cross...

The surgical educational environment is potentially stressful and this can negatively affect students' learning. aim of study was to investigate whether veterinary level anxiety higher in a course than non-surgical if pre-surgical training Surgical Skills Lab (SSL) has an reducing effect. Investigations were carried out as comparative parallel group study. Potential participants fourth-year students who attended (Basic Skills) (Clinical Examination Skills); both courses offered multiple...

The article is based on an empirical, interview‐based research project investigating resources and barriers to creative teaching within three Danish primary secondary schools. analysis shows how project‐oriented does seem represent a creativity oasis for both teachers pupils. Furthermore, the work identifies distinction between art‐based problem‐solving approach creativity, it suggested that help pupils with various different opportunities learning represented by subjects in school. dilemma...

This article puts forward a situated model of creative learning. Most educational studies on creativity tend to concentrate explaining the relation between teaching and while keeping learning as secondary concept. However, it has been stated that is likely creatively leads learning, suggesting there need describe concept analyse its possible constituents. Accordingly, this presentation introduces an empirically based theoretically informed community. The three key concepts or principles...

A surgical educational environment is potentially stressful and can negatively affect students' learning. The aim of the present study was to investigate emotions experienced by veterinary students in relation their first encounter with live-animal surgery identify possible sources positive negative emotions, respectively. During a Basic Surgical Skills course, 155 fourth-year completed survey. Of these, 26 additionally participated individual semi-structured interviews. results show that...

The paper investigates the relationship between assessment and learning through an empirical study of apprenticeship training. suggests that well‐established modes learning, which facilitate meaningful in training, present "antidote" to a traditional emphasis on as selection control. In contrast rejection being inappropriate obsolete at time, concept can be seen highly attractive effective alternative current practices both schools workplaces. Taking situated relational perspective knowledge...

The article presents a notion of “analyzing in the present” as source inspiration analyzing qualitative research materials. term emerged from extensive listening to interview recordings during everyday commuting university campus. Paying attention way different parts various interviews conveyed diverse significance researcher at times became method continuously opening up empirical material reflexive, breakdown-oriented process analysis. We argue that situating analysis present emphasizes...

Based on two empirical studies education in health and elderly care, this paper reflects the possible role of 'old ideas' involved creative innovation. Most researchers agree that creativity innovation are results a combination what is new valuable. What tends to be paid less attention, however, fact many activities everyday innovations modern-day organisations actually build upon already there. Creative products processes often result some kind learning from or even re-creation existing...

In this article the author argues that research interviewing can be a form of practice in which subjects study object to researcher's questions and interview's theme. Researchers performing qualitative interviews should pay particular attention situations where interviewees what we think, say, write about them. The draws on empirical examples objections hesitations voiced by toward interviewer's became part reconsidering initial theoretical concepts guiding process. She interviewer not...

AbstractThe present paper addresses the phenomenon of student dropout from vocational education in Denmark. It does so by addressing need to critically discuss term 'drop-out' taking perspective students' own reflections on topic. The empirical findings indicate that is considered terms two very different, but intersecting broad explanations voiced students themselves: (1) as something created educational institutions various situations, such when teachers spend more time and resources...

This article investigates the innovation concept in two key welfare areas where demands for are substantial, namely vocational education and elder care. On basis of ethnographic fieldwork interviews on collaboration between an educational institution care services, develops a tripartite empirical model innovation. The suggests that requires levers (understood as methods management contexts) well craft professional skills rootedness), if it is to be integrated into core services specific...