21 Towards a conceptual understanding of entrepreneurial pedagogy Outi Hägg and Katariina Peltonen Aalto University School of Business, Finland outi.hagg@aalto.fi, katariina.peltonen@aalto.fi Tieteellisiä artikkeleita–Scientifc articles–Hägg and Peltonen Introduction As teachers and entrepreneurship edu- cation researchers we have noted in our training programs that there is a need for discussion on the concept of entre- preneurial pedagogy and to seek a more precise understanding of what it is and what it does. Entrepreneurial pedagogy is often perceived as a “toolbox of new tricks”, in other words a collection of innovative teaching techniques. Hence, although there is undoubtedly a demand for innovative and experiential teaching methods, we feel that more profound in- sights on entrepreneurial pedagogy and its educational philosophical underpin- nings are equally necessary as a basis for entrepreneurship education. There seems to be some disagreement between the academic and practical felds on how to approach the teaching of entre- preneurship (Jones, 2006; Neck & Greene 2011). There is also a contradiction within academia regarding how to understand entrepreneurial pedagogy (Kyrö, 2005). Entrepreneurship education is about en- trepreneurship and education. So far the issues of entrepreneurship education have mainly been addressed from the perspec- tive of economics, whereas the pedagogi- cal discussion is still in its infancy (Kyrö 2001). There seems to be a gap between education research and entrepreneurship research. When discussing entrepreneur- ship education research these two issues should be in balance. This necessitates more dialogue between entrepreneurship research and education research, as Kyrö (2001) suggests. The aim of this study is to explore the current use of entrepreneurial pedagogy as a conceptual construct in the light of the recent literature. Our research ques- tions are the following: 1) How is entrepreneurial pedagog y addressed and understood in recent scholarly articles? 2) How are educational philosophical issues taken into account in recent scholarly discussions? While there is a great deal of literature on entrepreneurship education and case studies of entrepreneurial learning, more