Generated by Yoast SEO v26.1.1, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. The XML sitemap of this website can be found by following [this link](https://learninglab.sses.se/sitemap_index.xml). # SSES Learning Lab: Research Recaps ## Research Recaps Research Recaps are the central scholarly content of the SSES Learning Lab — a digital repository that translates peer-reviewed social-science research on entrepreneurship education into accessible and engaging summaries. Each Recap distills complex studies into clear, practice-oriented insights for educators, researchers and innovators. - [Measuring What Matters](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/measuring-what-matters/): Entrepreneurship education has long measured success by counting new ventures or business plans. This study shows how assessment can instead reveal how students actually develop the skills and mindsets that… - [Teaching the Future
Before It Arrives](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/teaching-the-future-before-it-arrives/): Blending science fiction with entrepreneurship education helps students imagine and prepare for radically different futures – not just extrapolate from the present. This study shows how speculative storytelling can train… - [When Students Design
Their Own Learning](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/when-students-design-their-own-learning/): A six-year experiment in a rural U.S. college shows how entrepreneurship education can be reimagined when students help design their own learning. - [An Activist Turn in Entrepreneurship Education](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/an-activist-turn-in-entrepreneurship-education/): Entrepreneurship education must stop treating sustainability and justice as electives. This paper argues for activist pedagogies that bake in purpose at the core, equipping students to transform systems rather than… - [Relevance Isn’t a Bonus
– It’s the Point](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/relevance-isnt-a-bonus-its-the-point/): Most entrepreneurship research is designed to impress reviewers, not to help entrepreneurs. This paper argues that studies should be built with real-world relevance in mind from the start, using three… - [An Unexpected Way To Use AI in Entrepreneurship Education](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/an-unexpected-way-to-use-ai-in-entrepreneurship-education/): To help students grasp entrepreneurial mindsets in a more engaging, memorable way, AI-generated comics were used in a large undergrad course – with mixed but enlightening results. - [From Secondary School to Startups](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/from-secondary-school-to-startups/): Turns out entrepreneurship isn’t necessarily just a university thing. A Danish school reform shows that early exposure to entrepreneurship boosts startup rates and nudges students into entrepreneurial trajectories later on. - [The Bumpy Reality
of Becoming an Entrepreneur](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/the-bumpy-reality-of-becoming-an-entrepreneur/): Students’ entrepreneurial identity and intent don’t develop in neat upward curves. Even with the support of enterprise education, the process is messy, emotional, and riddled with dips, doubts, and rethinks. - [Why Rebels Build Startups
— and Rule-Followers Don’t](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/why-rebels-build-startups-and-rule-followers-dont/): Some people break the rules to make things better — and those people are more likely to become entrepreneurs. But if they believe too strongly in always doing things by… - [Rethinking Who Fits the Mould
in Entrepreneurship Education](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/rethinking-who-fits-the-mould-in-entrepreneurship-education/): Entrepreneurship education may still lean on masculine ideals, but educators and students are increasingly aware of this — and some are finding ways to broaden the narrative. - [What The Nordics Are
Doing Right in Entrepreneurship Education](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/what-the-nordics-are-doing-right-in-entrepreneurship-education/): Nordic countries take entrepreneurship education seriously — and it starts with how they train teachers. By embedding entrepreneurial pedagogy in teacher education, they cultivate classrooms that value creativity, risk-taking, and… - [How Educators Apply Design Thinking to Entrepreneurship Education](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/how-educators-apply-design-thinking-to-entrepreneurship-education/): Design thinking may be everywhere in entrepreneurship education, but it’s not always used the same way. This study explores how educators across Europe are interpreting and applying it in practice… - [Why Ecosystems Aren’t Enough](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/why-ecosystems-arent-enough/): In one of entrepreneurship education’s most influential studies, Liñán, Urbano, and Guerrero showed that it’s not flashy start-up hubs or government policies that drive entrepreneurial ambition — it’s personal attitude… - [Untangling the Threads of Entrepreneurship Education Research](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/untangling-the-threads-of-entrepreneurship-education-research/): By reviewing over 150 studies, this influential paper brought clarity to the messy world of entrepreneurship education research — showing that how we teach matters just as much as what… - [Making Entrepreneurship Feel Doable](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/making-entrepreneurship-feel-doable/): This seminal study helped move entrepreneurship education from assumption to evidence, showing that well-designed enterprise programmes can shift how high school students perceive the feasibility and desirability of starting a… - [Employability and Entrepreneurship Education](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/employability-and-entrepreneurship-education/): Entrepreneurship education doesn’t just prepare students to start businesses — it also makes them more employable by teaching adaptability, problem-solving, and resilience. - [Who is Qualified to Teach Entrepreneurship?](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/who-is-qualified-to-teach-entrepreneurship/): Many educators don’t feel qualified to teach entrepreneurship, seeing it as too vague, too corporate, or just “not for them.” But the real challenge isn’t who can teach it —… - [The Skill of Seeing What Others Miss](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/the-skill-of-seeing-what-others-miss/): Being able to spot entrepreneurial opportunities isn’t just luck or instinct — it’s a skill that can (and should) be taught, with the right mix of knowledge, alertness, and creativity,… - [When does Entrepreneurship Education Actually Work?](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/when-does-entrepreneurship-education-actually-work/): Making entrepreneurship education compulsory doesn’t guarantee it will stick. Too early, and students tune out. Too late, and they’ve moved on. Taught poorly, and it’s wasted. The key isn’t whether… - [Gender Bias in Entrepreneurial Funding](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/gender-bias-in-entrepreneurial-funding/): Women entrepreneurs face stricter investor scrutiny and receive less funding than men, but new research shows these biases can shift, offering hope for change in the startup ecosystem. - [Do Entrepreneurs Burn Out too?](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/do-entrepreneurs-burn-out-too/): Entrepreneurship is seen by many as a dream job – freedom, innovation, and self-fulfilment are all part of the allure, but there’s a flip side to that dream: burnout. - [When Funding Comes with Strings Attached](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/when-funding-comes-with-strings-attached/): Angel investments can supercharge your startup with funding, mentorship, and networks – but often at the cost of some autonomy. Striking the right balance between support and control is key… - [What the Heck are Ecosystems Anyway?](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/what-the-heck-are-ecosystems-anyway/): Learn why understanding ecosystems is essential for navigating today’s business world. - [Researchers by Day, Entrepreneurs by Night](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/researchers-by-day-entrepreneurs-by-night/): Balancing academic rigour with entrepreneurial impact isn’t easy, but the right mix of university support and real-world connections can make it possible for researchers to thrive in both roles. - [What Really Drives Entrepreneurial Success – Genius or Timing?](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/genius-timing/): A massive study shows that entrepreneurial success isn’t just about creativity or timing — it’s the mix that matters. - [The Actual Skills You Need for Sustainable Entrepreneurship](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/the-actual-skills-you-need-for-sustainable-entrepreneurship/): Introductory entrepreneurship courses can unintentionally increase overconfidence, particularly in male students, while female students tend to show more realistic self-assessments. This gap suggests a need for entrepreneurship programmes that build… - [Overconfidence in Entrepreneurship Students](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/overconfidence-in-entrepreneurship-students/): Introductory entrepreneurship courses can unintentionally increase overconfidence, particularly in male students, while female students tend to show more realistic self-assessments. This gap suggests a need for entrepreneurship programmes that build… - [Introducing the Entrepreneurial Method](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/introducing-the-entrepreneurial-method/): Teaching entrepreneurship is evolving from simply just tools and techniques to an entire method – one that teaches students to master uncertainty and create opportunities rather than to predict the… - [Turning Engineers into Entrepreneurs](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/turning-engineers-into-entrepreneurs/): A Spanish university course used challenge-based learning to boost engineering students' entrepreneurial skills, improving their problem-solving, creative thinking, and resource management. - [A Choice for Clarity](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/a-choice-for-clarity/): The "Research Recap" by SSES aims to identify and distill high-quality social science research on entrepreneurship education into engaging, accessible narratives, bridging the gap between dense academic discourse and a… - [Maintaining Confidence in the Face of Realistic Challenges](https://learninglab.sses.se/research-recaps/maintaining-confidence-in-the-face-of-realistic-challenges/): Entrepreneurship training has its ups and downs, and maintaining students’ self-belief is key. ## About The SSES Learning Lab serves as the Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship’s digital research repository, where scholarly work on entrepreneurship education is transformed into readable, applicable knowledge for teachers, researchers and innovators.