Introduction to Entrepreneurship and the Craft of Teaching

Abstract

This special issue of the Journal of Entrepreneurship reflects a long-standing collaboration around the theme of the teaching of entrepreneurship. Two events—one several years ago and one quite recently—have resulted in bringing together an outstanding set of articles focusing on Entrepreneurship and the Craft of Teaching.

In 2005, Michael Morris and I worked with Sunil Shukla, who is now Director-General at the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), and Sailendra Narain, who continues to serve on the board of EDII, to conduct the first professional development workshop for entrepreneurship educators in India and the region. The ‘Dynamic Entrepreneurship Classroom’ focused on key issues in the teaching of entrepreneurship, such as the emerging content of the discipline of entrepreneurship, experiential learning and specific techniques for teaching the practice of entrepreneurship.