Teaching a sense of initiative and entrepreneurship through problem based learning

This article presents a case study of a university course taught through problem based learning, which aimed to nurture a sense of initiative and entrepreneurship. In Fall 2018, 42 student social educators participated in a course on Methods of Group Work. A social entrepreneur launched a challenge concerning his activity, and the students in groups had three weeks to solve it and deliver a final presentation. The research design made use of mixed methods approach to collect qualitative and quantitative data. Although improvements will be necessary in a future delivery and in the pre/post questionnaire, results suggest that course was important to prepare students for their career in a lifelong learning perspective