Not Exactly Dragon's Den: Enterprise Challenges Can Enhance Psychological Literacy
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| Title: | Not Exactly Dragon's Den: Enterprise Challenges Can Enhance Psychological Literacy |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Patrick Rosenkranz (ORCID |
| Source: | Psychology Learning and Teaching. 2024 23(2):281-297. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Psychological Studies, Psychology, Knowledge Level, Entrepreneurship, Cooperative Learning, Activities, Student Projects, Community Problems, Nonprofit Organizations |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom (England) |
| DOI: | 10.1177/14757257241236862 |
| ISSN: | 1475-7257 1475-7257 |
| Abstract: | Enterprise challenges are teaching activities that allow students to develop and pitch a creative idea in response to a real-life challenge, usually posed by a charitable organisation. Students work in teams to develop their ideas and draw on their subject knowledge, as well as entrepreneurial processes, to articulate their product or service that addresses the challenge. These activities have the potential to enhance psychological literacy as they provide an opportunity to utilise psychological knowledge and skills in novel and unfamiliar ways and urges students to find creative solutions to societal problems. This article presents the rationale and structure to design an enterprise challenge in psychology teaching and uses two case studies to show diverse ways of delivering these teaching events. Evaluation data from six previous challenges show that students self-rate their perceived psychological literacy and entrepreneurial orientation higher after having participated in an enterprise challenge. These teaching activities present a propitious way of enhancing psychological literacy in the curriculum and supporting students on their journey to develop as global citizens. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1432529 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Enterprise challenges are teaching activities that allow students to develop and pitch a creative idea in response to a real-life challenge, usually posed by a charitable organisation. Students work in teams to develop their ideas and draw on their subject knowledge, as well as entrepreneurial processes, to articulate their product or service that addresses the challenge. These activities have the potential to enhance psychological literacy as they provide an opportunity to utilise psychological knowledge and skills in novel and unfamiliar ways and urges students to find creative solutions to societal problems. This article presents the rationale and structure to design an enterprise challenge in psychology teaching and uses two case studies to show diverse ways of delivering these teaching events. Evaluation data from six previous challenges show that students self-rate their perceived psychological literacy and entrepreneurial orientation higher after having participated in an enterprise challenge. These teaching activities present a propitious way of enhancing psychological literacy in the curriculum and supporting students on their journey to develop as global citizens. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-7257 1475-7257 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/14757257241236862 |
