Emotional resilience in entrepreneurial education: The educational practice of artistic entrepreneurship

Abstract

Objective: to understand emotional resilience based on the perspective of entrepreneurial education from an experience of entrepreneurial education in Arts. Methodology/approach: This qualitative, inductive, and narrative study used several sources of information (documents, direct observation, videos, and semi-structured interviews) and analysis of narratives. Main results: Conceptual elaboration of four emotionally challenging educational contexts and five educational practices to develop emotional resilience. Theoretical/methodological contributions: We propose new reflections about entrepreneurial education contexts and practices and specific discussions for entrepreneurial education in the Arts, promoting a more updated, sophisticated, and comprehensive entrepreneurial education that prioritizes emotional resilience. Relevance/originality: Despite the importance of emotional resilience for entrepreneurship, the topic has been underestimated in research on entrepreneurship education. Social contributions: By stimulating the conceptual refinement of entrepreneurial education based on the concept of emotional resilience, we contribute to advancing research on entrepreneurship, the practice of artistic entrepreneurship, and the development of the creative economy.