Future Entrepreneurs: Exploring Paradigms in the Entrepreneurial Learning Experience

Understanding Entrepreneurial Learning Experiences

The literature on the student entrepreneurial experience is a subset of a wider body of research on entrepreneurship (Shane and Venkatraman, 2000) within the context of an increasing entrepreneurial university paradigm (see for example Etzkowitz et al., 2000). These scholarly contributions date back to at least the 1980s. Largely overlooked, however, are differences in behaviour arising from gender, ethnicity and disability. The focus on student entrepreneurs more recently has been analysed from more systemic perspectives, for example entrepreneurial ecosystems originating from around 2015.