EMERGING ACTION DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES

1. IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON QUALITY IN HIGHER EDUCATIONSEAMEO RETRAC June 20-21, 201335 Le Thanh Ton in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City EMERGING ACTION DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES To bridge, accelerate and sustain the entrepreneurship outcomes and programs in higher education Maria Luisa Benig-Gatchalian Miriam College, Quezon City, Philippines

2. When the rate of change inside an institution becomes slower than the rate of change outside, the end is in sight. The only question is when. Jack Welch Maria Luisa Benig-Gatchalian Philippines

3. Some Background • The shifting of economic landscape brought about be the confluence of factors of globalization and competitiveness now and beyond this 21st century generation; • Ushered in a heightened recognition on the urgent need to establish, develop and strengthen entrepreneurial economies; • One key driver for economic growth and development is a platform of entrepreneurship education across levels in education; • Entrepreneurship education is a relatively new as a course offering in the tertiary level. And this new generation course is not without its growing pains and challenges. • This paper presents the key issues , concerns and challenges with the aim of defining and institutionalizing action development approaches precisely to address such. ACTION DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES TO BRIDGE, ACCELERATE AND SUSTAIN THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP OUTCOMES AND PROGRAMS IN HIGHER EDUCATIONTHE PHILIPPINE EXPERIENCE Maria Luisa Benig-Gatchalian Philippines

4. ACTION DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES TO BRIDGE, ACCELERATE AND SUSTAIN THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP OUTCOMES AND PROGRAMS IN HIGHER EDUCATIONTHE PHILIPPINE EXPERIENCE ISSUES|CONCERNS | CHALLENGES | TRENDS Maria Luisa Benig-Gatchalian Philippines

5. Often confused with the business course • Entrepreneurship education: A school of values, mindset, behavior , attitude, discipline, character, entrepreneurial competencies that can be taught and caught; • authentic perspective of wealth and wealth creation ; perspective of an employer, owner and change maker who makes things happen 1. ISSUES| CONCERNS | CHALLENGES | TRENDS Maria Luisa Benig-Gatchalian Philippines

6. b. Prevalent traditional teaching; mostly disengaged with student ventures A unique and distinct curriculum that should develop the abstract and theoretical alongside the practical and experiential; outcomes based learning; integrated; as running case, in a figure-it-out, hands-on learning environment ; repeatedly included as top priority of the 21st century lifelong learning achievement goal. (The measures of its outcomes are: a) behavioral, attitudinal and transformational change; b) the skills and competencies of identifying opportunities; c) preparation of a business plan through series of incubation process as the students’ idea takes a new form and value that fuels an increased entrepreneurial intention; d) continuing towards scaling and accelerating the venture to commercialization leading to job and wealth creation; that are e) sustainable and enduring) 1. ISSUES| CONCERNS | CHALLENGES | TRENDS Maria Luisa Benig-Gatchalian Philippines

7. c. Dearth of competent educators who are not entrepreneurs but teaching students to become one; practitioners , experts and entrepreneurs who are said to be the best role models/teachers …but generally has no time to provide in this highly engaging, personalized teaching and learning journey Differentiated curriculum, needs and requirements; pedagogical approaches unique to entrepreneurship; the need for committed, competent, skillful educators and practitioners; and teaching models that works. 1. ISSUES| CONCERNS | CHALLENGES | TRENDS Maria Luisa Benig-Gatchalian Philippines

8. d. Dearth of motivational and other teaching materials for teens; prevalence of materials and programs are mostly outside of formal education; with adult orientation who are would-be or existing entrepreneurs • Its course management should consider: • the developmental stage and maturation level of students who are no longer children, but still minors, and at the same time are not yet adults aspiring to become entrepreneurs; and other • dynamic learning interventions to support academic requirements 1. ISSUES| CONCERNS | CHALLENGES | TRENDS Maria Luisa Benig-Gatchalian Philippines

9. Viewed as an expensive course - where money spent for product and venture development that cannot be recoup, is a waste of money and senseless to pursue • Entrepreneurship is an education where students learn to bootstrap and make good use of whatever limited resources they have; become resourceful and develop more qualities and traits that mints ones character, values, integrity, creativity, inventiveness and more. 1. ISSUES| CONCERNS | CHALLENGES | TRENDS Maria Luisa Benig-Gatchalian Philippines

10. Lack or limited support system, resources, school infrastructure, including financial resources in various levels of venture development process • Entrepreneurship in Philippine Higher Education as defined in CMO 17, contains the guidelines in curriculum, administrative and management systems, infrastructures and requirements that encourages a supportive and enabling academic environment that promotes an entrepreneurial culture, beyond entrepreneurial intentions; and entrepreneurial qualities, that are enduring (schools should purposely aim for) 1. ISSUES| CONCERNS | CHALLENGES | TRENDS Maria Luisa Benig-Gatchalian Philippines

11. g. The top-down approach of traditional education management and its process, with its inherent strengths does not necessarily work effectively with the nature and discipline in entrepreneurship culture; thus, makes it wanting for a: • Dynamic and enabling environment; a support system that provides structure and infrastructure for: • Venture exploration, development , testing, operation, launching, and its acceleration for commercialization • in this environment of change. 1. ISSUES| CONCERNS | CHALLENGES | TRENDS Maria Luisa Benig-Gatchalian Philippines

12. When the rate of change inside an institution becomes slower than the rate of change outside, the end is in sight. The only question is when. Jack Welch Maria Luisa Benig-Gatchalian Philippines

13. Change and emerging disruptions 3 Emerging Action-Development Approaches and Models to stand and sustain entrepreneurship in higher education with far greater impact to socio-economic development Maria Luisa Benig-Gatchalian Philippines

14. The Bottom-Up Approach • Entrepreneurship graduates turned entrepreneurs – turned mentors • 2. The Triple Helix Approach for Development and Sustainability • University-Industry- Government • 3. Cross Regional Border Collaboration among ASEAN Neighbors | Memberships in Professional Organizations • Friendship | Professional Exchange /Mutual Cooperation/Professional Development 3 ACTION DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES TO BRIDGE, ACCELERATE AND SUSTAIN THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP OUTCOMES AND PROGRAMS IN HIGHER EDUCATION Maria Luisa Benig-Gatchalian Philippines

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