Call for proposals – the Enterprising University special issue, Submission deadline- 1 February 2025.
For the previous, almost 15 years, a number of initiatives aiming to inspire and promote entrepreneurialism were championed by the incumbent United Kingdom (UK) government, including Local Enterprise Partnerships (2010, coalition-led policy), the Northern Powerhouse (2014), Levelling Up agenda (2019), and the Innovation Strategy (2021). More recently, the Scottish Government’s National Innovation Strategy and Entrepreneurial Campus reports from 2023 outline bold plans which emphasise the need for a fair, green, and enterprising society, with tertiary education institutions working together as a core, contributing factor. Internationally, the intersection of enterprise, education, and industry is evidenced by a number of publications and policy-driven developments – including those from the European Commission, reported on by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, and the United Nations’ work in highlighting the efficiency of firms towards achieving sustainability – influencing universities to educate and promote their programmes and activities with enterprise in mind.
Proposals for submissions could include, but need not be limited to, issues such as:
Developing enterprising skills towards work ready graduates
- Approaches to enterprise and skills development, through education or institutional activity
- Pedagogical perspectives and educational philosophies, related to enterprise and skills development
- Reflection of graduate outcomes, destinations, and the role of entrepreneurial universities
- Nurturing enterprising cultures within tertiary sector education
Educating (small) businesses through purposive pedagogies: enterprising engagement and entrepreneurial / intrapreneurial endeavours
- Exploring institutional and industry engagement, skills development, commercialisation or social enterprise activity
- Developing enterprising graduates and formal or informal educational pathways
- Universities and colleges as change agents, and legacy builders for regional and national development
- The role of mentoring and leadership from universities for (small) business
Policy-responsive Institutional initiatives and activities: policy and partnerships
- Alignment to regional and national agendas, through education and activity
- Contextualising national aspiration within enterprising and graduate skills-focussed courses and programmes
- Responding to the policy and economic landscape through responsive institutional activity
Your proposal – four steps
- Decide on the format for your paper: original research, a reflective analysis, a review paper, a case study, an ‘on the horizon’ piece, an opinion piece or a book review. Full guidance on formats is available at https://jpaap.ac.uk/JPAAP/information/authors
- Your proposal should be up to 300 words and include 5 keywords or terms.
- You should include a short bio (of 50 words) for each author.
- You should email your proposal form directly to Robert Crammond [email protected] by 1 February 2025.
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