Entrepreneurial approaches in

teacher education
University of Jyvskyl
Sonja Virtanen
sonja.virtanen@jyu.fi

Entrepreneurial approach
aims at preparing students to acquire skills such as
taking initiative, being independent and developing the
ability to assess risks.
equipping students with necessary skills, knowledge and
attitudes to implement the pedagogy of entrepreneurship
education.
Elements of the teaching methods:
project working the pedagogical approach
open ended tasks and students ideas students will
determine what they will do in the project (self-drive)
cooperative learning shared responsibility and
independence of the group
stepping out of the comfortable zone risk taking
finding strenghts of the group SWOT

Entrepreneurship education modules

4-5

2-3
Year

1-5

Masters thesis
Bacherol thesis

OKLS665 Advanced studies

course on Learning organisations
and entrepreneurship education

POM41AK Introductory
course on
entrepreneurship
education

YTPP240 The basics

of entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship in
technology education
and physical education

YTPP240 The basics of entrepreneurship

(Faculty of economics)
Basics of entrepreneurship and business know how
POM41AK Introductory course on entrepreneurship
education Participatory citizenship and
entrepreneurship
the concepts and basics of entrepreneurship education,
entrepreneurship literature, and the planning and
execution of a project in a school or local NGO.
Entrepreneurship in technology education and
physical education
OKLS665 Advanced studies course on Learning
organisations and entrepreneurship education

Participatory citizenship
Childrens parliament
An effective way to implement
cross-curriculum theme
Participatory citizenship and
entrepreneurship in school and
develop childrens entrepreneurial
attitude of life.

.. is a channel for
pupils to
influence and
participate
Pivi Ruutana,
Lasse Visnen,
Lasse Rautio
and
Janni Oksanen

Against the machine supporting

active citizenship
I did something I think is important and didnt
just stand still and wait for the verdict
the aim of the project was to help high school
students to get their voice heard about a current
political issue they wanted to make a
performance
teacher students took care of arrangements and
permissions, and supported during the process
Elina Thti, Tuomas Tervasmki, Mikko
Valtonen & Nico Rissanen

Entrepreneurship education in physical

education - Sport tournament between the
faculties
Six teams, seven arts of sports
Cooperation with local business
and departments

Mari Poikolainen
Minni Matikainen
and
Jonna Ahonen

Entrepreneurship education in technology

education the Birdhouse band
ability to turn ideas into action
collaborative learning
creativity, problem solving, use of
materials and techniques available

The Birdhouse band: Smoke on the water

Advanced studies course on Learning

organisations and entrepreneurship
education
the focus of the students work changes from the
pedagogical community to enterprises
students observe enterprises as learning
organisations.
the group spends a determined time in the
enterprise observing, interviewing staff, and - to
the extent possible - participating in the
activities of the enterprise in order to collect
material.
an analysis and recommendation for the
development of a learning system in the
respective enterprise.

THANK YOU
KIITOS