Traits, Skills, and Entrepreneurial Actions of the Teacherpreneurs: A Systematic Review through Qualitative Meta-synthesis
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Zahra Sayehvand
1
,
Farnoosh Alami
2
*
,
Sara Salim Namin
3
,
Mahmoud Abolghasemi
4
1 - Ph.D. Student of Educational Administration, Department of Educational Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Ab And Ayeneh School
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: teacherpreneurship, entrepreneurial actions, personal traits, teachership, leadership,
Abstract :
The teacherpreneurship has received increasing attention over the past decades; however, the concept remains understudied, and the way the teaching profession and entrepreneurship are combine, is unclear. To fill this gap in the literature, this study aimed to identify the traits and skills and entrepreneurial actions of teacherpreneurs through a systematic literature review of current scholarly work on the topic as well as hybrid thematic analysis of study sources. The results of the study provide traits and actions that are commonly attributed to teacherpreneurs. The results are categorized into four dimensions of personal traits with 8 themes, entrepreneurial actions with 11 themes, teachership with 5 themes, and leadership with 10 themes. Teacherpreneurs are creative, knowledgeable, learner, resistant, active, empathic, moral role models, with commitment and responsibility and social motivation. Teacherpreneurs show also entrepreneurial traits and actions such as ongoing innovation and educational value creation, problem solving, risk-taking, networking, learner/audience understanding, providing resources, creating a common dream, and then creating a common creation. Teacherpreneurs are teaching experts who excel in one or more teaching components such as innovative teaching methods, assessment methods, and classroom management. They also set up professional learning communities with a reciprocal mentoring approach, lead an innovation team and explore new perspectives on teaching and learning as the educational leaders. The results of this research can be a basis for new research and can facilitate the development process of the teacherpreneurship.
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