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  • Learning Styles of Entrepreneurs

    Topics:
    • Statistics and economic research, 
    • Economic research

    Date published: 21 June 2011

    In this study the researchers have taken the area of human ‘learning preferences’, popular in contemporary education practice, and combined it with a study of entrepreneurship to offer a new insight into: 1. how entrepreneurs prefer to learn; and to suggest, 2. how formal education systems and curriculum can fit better with entrepreneurial thinking.

    Documents

    • Learning Styles of Entrepreneurs - full report Adobe PDF (1 MB)
    • Appendix 1 - NICENT aims Adobe PDF (61 KB)
    • Appendix 2 - Johnston's comparison of teaching methods Adobe PDF (23 KB)
    • Appendix 3 - Gregorc's Four categories of mental style Adobe PDF (38 KB)
    • Appendix 4 - Gregorc's sequential and random mental styles Adobe PDF (20 KB)
    • Appendix 5 - Right/Left characteristics Adobe PDF (22 KB)
    • Appendix 6 - Enterprise Success Card Adobe PDF (26 KB)
    • Appendix 7 - flowchat Adobe PDF (19 KB)
    • Appendix 8 - Individual Development Model Adobe PDF (22 KB)
    • Appendix 9 - 5-Star approach Adobe PDF (78 KB)
    • Appendix 10 - List of entrepreneurs Adobe PDF (40 KB)

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