Collaborating over Cases: Developing an International Community to Support Participant-Centred Entrepreneurship Education in Turkey

In line with governments around the world, the Turkish government has sought to promote entrepreneurship and innovation and has in turn pursued equipping students with the skills and competences to support entrepreneurship, with the goal of improving entrepreneurial culture and capacity. However, with instructors often favouring traditional education methods and teaching performance not always being prioritised within the higher education system, not all instructors are willing to transition to more active and participant-centred teaching, considered more effective at developing entrepreneurial and analytical skills. This chapter explores the use of the case study method in entrepreneurship education in Turkish universities by considering the benefits of international scholarly collaborations providing adaptations to traditional case-based practices, to ensure that cases adopted in the local context are fit-for-purpose and able to generate meaningful impact for learning and development. The chapter is, in itself, a case study showcasing the challenges and opportunities derived over a ten-year period during which a community of practice (CoP) emerged in a Turkish academic context, enabling scholars from many different types of universities to meet, share insights, receive training, and subsequently propose adaptations to case teaching and learning materials, particularly targeting novel approaches to case method use in entrepreneurial education.