Enterprise and entrepreneurship education (EEE) in higher education (HE) is expanding, emphasizing diverse outcomes and teaching methods. This special issue explores extracurricular EEE, which includes voluntary activities like business competitions, networking events, and guest speakers, aimed at enhancing entrepreneurial skills and promoting entrepreneurship as a career. These activities are currently facing challenges in sustainability, engagement and varying availability across institutions. Additionally despite evidence of the positive impacts of employability and entrepreneurial endeavors, research on the value of these activities remains limited. This speical issue intends to address this deficit and includes six research papers examining various aspects of extracurricular EEE and, collectively, providing valuable insights for educators and policymakers to enhance EEE practices.
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BeaumontEPreedySStevensonS, et al. (2016) (In press). “What’s in it for us?” –Students’ Perceptions of the Value and Impact of Extracurricular Enterprise activities in HE. In Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference 2016, Paris, 27th – 28th October 2016.
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ClarkG.MarsdenR.WhyattJ. D.ThompsonL.WalkerM. (2015). It’s everything else you do…’: Alumni views on extracurricular activities and employability. Active Learning in Higher Education, 16(2), 133–147. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469787415574050
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DavisM. H.HallJ.MayerP. (2016). Developing a new measure of entrepreneurial mindset: Reliability, validity and implications for practitioners. Counselling Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 68(1), 21–48. https://doi.org/10.1037/cpb0000045
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De Prada CreoE.MarequeM.Portela-PinoI. (2021). The acquisition of teamwork skills in university students through extra-curricular activities. Education and Training, 63(2), 165–181. https://doi.org/10.1108/et-07-2020-0185
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JacksonD.TomlinsonM. (2022). The relative importance of work experience, extra-curricular and university-based activities on student employability. Higher Education Research and Development, 41(4), 1119–1135. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2021.1901663
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JonesP.Forbes-SimpsonK.MaasG.NewberyR. (2015). Beta: An experiment in funded undergraduate start-up. Industry and Higher Education, 29(5), 405–418. https://doi.org/10.5367/ihe.2015.0271
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KasseanH.VanevenhovenJ.LiguoriE.WinkelD. E. (2015). Entrepreneurship education: A need for reflection, real-world experience and action. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 21(5), 690–708. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-07-2014-0123
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LandströmH.GabrielssonJ.PolitisD.SørheimR.DjupdalK. (2022). The social structure of entrepreneurial education as a scientific field. The Academy of Management Learning and Education, 21(1), 61–81. [Article]. https://doi.org/10.5465/amle.2020.0140
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NortonSPenalunaA (2016) (In press). 3 Es for Wicked Problems: Employability, Enterprise, and Entrepreneurship: Solving Wicked Problems. Advance HE.
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PittawayL.BenedictP.GeyerK.SomiàT. (2024). “Entrepreneurship clubs and societies: Learning benefits in practice”. In PreedyS.BeaumontE. (Eds.), Extracurricular enterprise and entrepreneurship activity: A global and holistic perspective (contemporary issues in entrepreneurship research) (Vol. 19, pp. 1–14). Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-724620240000019001
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PreedyS.BeaumontE. (2024). “Extracurricular enterprise and entrepreneurship activities in higher education: Understanding entrepreneurial competencies and capabilities”. In PreedyS.BeaumontE. (Eds.), Extracurricular enterprise and entrepreneurship activity: A global and holistic perspective (contemporary issues in entrepreneurship research) (Vol. 19, pp. 81–95). Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-724620240000019006
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PreedyS.JonesP. (2015). An investigation into University extra-curricular enterprise support provision. Education + Training, 57(8/9), 992–1008. https://doi.org/10.1108/et-04-2015-0025
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PreedyS.JonesP.MaasG.DuckettH. (2020). Examining the perceived value of extracurricular enterprise activities in relation to entrepreneurial learning processes. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 27(7), 1085–1105. https://doi.org/10.1108/jsbed-12-2019-0408
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