Entrepreneurship Education Evolution through Experiential Learning: Global & Precarious Perspectives

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Journal
Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
Guest editor(s)
Moustafa Haj Youssef, Jahangir Wasim, Tariq Ahemd, Veselina Stoyanova,

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Introduction

This Special Issue aims to explore how entrepreneurship education can evolve through experiential, network-based, and contextually adaptive pedagogies (Wasim, 2019). It seeks to bridge the persistent divide between entrepreneurial learning theory which is grounded in experience, reflection, and social interaction and the practice of entrepreneurship education, which often remains bound to linear, business-plan models (Wasim, 2019). By exploring global and precarious contexts such as automation, digital gig work, and economic uncertainty, the issue will curate cross-disciplinary research that redefines entrepreneurship education as a socially embedded, experiential process. The Special Issue will bring together scholars, educators, and policymakers to propose frameworks that mimic how entrepreneurs actually learn through communities of practice, networks, and experiential ecosystems and seeks to demonstrate how these approaches can be embedded in higher education curricula worldwide.​ 

List of Topic Areas
  • Experiential and networked learning models which are embedding social learning, mentoring, and co-working experiences into entrepreneurial curricula.
  • AI and Digital Transformation in Entrepreneurship Education by integrating artificial intelligence, data analytics, and platform-based learning ecosystems in the teaching and assessment design.
  • Global and Precarious Contexts are explored in entrepreneurship education amid automation, economic volatility, and evolving labour markets.
  • Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives will include understanding entrepreneurial intentions and learning across business, STEM, law, and creative disciplines.
  • Sustainability and Inclusion are connecting entrepreneurship education to UN SDGs through ethical, inclusive, and socially responsible innovation
Submissions Information

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Key Deadlines

Submission Open: 31 March 2026
Submission Deadline: 31 July 2026