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Experiential Learning Philosophies of Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Education Read chapter Read first chapter

2018 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

12. Experiential Learning Through the Transformational Incubation Programme: A Case Study from Accra, Ghana

Authors : Stephen Dobson, Gideon Maas, Paul Jones, Joan Lockyer

Published in: Experiential Learning for Entrepreneurship

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This chapter explores experiential learning theory (ELT) from a case study describing the Transformational Incubation Programme for Coventry University alumni in Ghana. The incubator represents a collaboration between Coventry University and British Council Ghana. The aim of the programme is to embed a blended, experiential learning approach to practice-based entrepreneurship education via an incubator designed to support scalable business start-up and growth.
The incubator offers an opportunity to engage with practice-oriented and experience-based learning applied to real-world venture creation, business development, and acceleration. The chapter offers a generic framework for transformational entrepreneurship experiential learning in this context.

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Metadata
Title
Experiential Learning Through the Transformational Incubation Programme: A Case Study from Accra, Ghana
Authors
Stephen Dobson
Gideon Maas
Paul Jones
Joan Lockyer
Copyright Year
2018
Book
Experiential Learning for Entrepreneurship

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-90004-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-90005-6

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90005-6_12