How to Raise an Entrepreneur? Fostering Entrepreneurship in Slovenian Secondary Education
How to Raise an Entrepreneur? Fostering Entrepreneurship in Slovenian Secondary Education
Author(s): Saša Poljak IsteničSubject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Economy, Customs / Folklore, Business Economy / Management, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Filozofski fakultet
Keywords: entrepreneurship education; secondary schools; (mitigating) neoliberalism; students-as-givers;
Summary/Abstract: The article uses a case-study of a Slovenian secondary school to discuss national specifics and European trajectories of entrepreneurship education. It is based on an historical overview of its development in Slovenia and narrative interviews with educators, headmasters, mentors, and students to illustrate how educational opportunities shape students’ agency. Adding to the standard argument of the neoliberalisation of contemporary education in which students are seen as human capital, the article analyses how the school works with them in regular programmes and extracurricular activities to avoid neoliberal labelling. It fosters volunteering, addresses local problems, and encourages the critical assessment of the need to intervene.
Journal: Studia ethnologica Croatica
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 33
- Page Range: 43-67
- Page Count: 25
- Language: English
