Katsaus suomalaisen yrittäjyyskasvatustutkimuksen nykytilaan ja tulevaisuuden suuntiin
Keywords:
entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurship education researchAbstract
In this review article, we examine the current state of Finnish entrepreneurship education research and the directions of the future. Our goal is to find out to what extent and what kind of research Finnish entrepreneurship education researchers have carried out and published in major Finnish and international research publications (journals) during 2015–2020. As a research method, we have applied an integrative literature review and qualitative content analysis of 26 research articles. The results of the review show that in recent years Finnish entrepreneurship education researchers have focused on the same thematic themes as their international peer scholars with the main focus of research being on entrepreneurial learning issues. In addition to this, also issues and factors related to entrepreneurial teaching are examined and the institutional level, effecting on both learning and teaching, is opened up. In this respect, Finnish entrepreneurship education research seems to follow much the same paths as international entrepreneurship education research, particularly European and Nordic streams of it. However, Finnish entrepreneurship education research also seems to have its specific characteristics. As the Finnish-language studies published in Finland shows, the dialogue between entrepreneurship and education is more robust, and there is a stronger focus on educational policy. A more critical approach to entrepreneurship education has also been applied compared to international entrepreneurship education research.
