Competency-Based Entrepreneurship Education: Analysis of the ‘Disruptive Innovation’ Theory in African Higher Education Institutions

• Authors: Bridget Obiageli Irene , Abdullah Promise Opute , Ayodotun Stephen Ibidunni , Kemi Chukwuma-Nwuba , Chioma Masi Onoshakpor

Abstracts

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This aim of this article is to examine several entrepreneurial education innovations (competency-based education as a disruptive innovation model and pedagogy in the HEIs) using a comprehensive systematic literature review (SLR). It is accepted practise to undertake systematic literature reviews when implementing evidence-based policy. This article discusses the ways higher education has evolved in teaching leading to innovative scholarships that unsettle established institutional structures and academic practices. Particularly, within the African context as entrepreneurship is gaining increasing mention as a discipline at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) given the potential employment and GDP contribution benefits. The findings support the conclusion that the move towards this high-quality, personalised approach, the focus is not only on the level of competency achieved by the student but also on validating the learning experience.

Keywords

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Competency-based Education; disruptive innovation; Entrepreneurship education and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: African Journal of Economics, Politics and Social Studies
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 2(1)
• Pages: 5-20

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

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Bridget Obiageli Irene

• Coventry University

• https://orcid.org/0000000328644767

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Abdullah Promise Opute

• G-Prom consulting

• https://orcid.org/0000000162211856

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Ayodotun Stephen Ibidunni

• Covenant University, Lagos

• https://orcid.org/0000000157903508

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Kemi Chukwuma-Nwuba

• Coventry University

• https://orcid.org/0000000301745752

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Chioma Masi Onoshakpor

• Robert Gordon University

• https://orcid.org/000000034092100X

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/ajepss.2023.1.01

Biblioteka Nauki

18753764