Learning-by-doing Approach

An analysis of more than 500 graduates found no significant difference between business schools that offer traditional courses and those that emphasize a 'learning-by-doing approach to entrepreneurship education.The research challenges the ongoing trend across higher education institutes (HEIs) of focusing on experiential learning and suggests that universities need to reconsider their approach if they are to increase entrepreneurship among their students.Ms. Inna Kozlinska, the research associate at Aston Business School and author of the study, said: 'Entrepreneurship education is seen as a major force capable of generating long-term socio-economic changes through developing entrepreneurial, creative, flexible and wise individuals . There's an ongoing shift towards experiential learning in business schools, yet there is little empirical evidence to suggest this approach has a better impact than traditional learning.'