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TheBootlegBenchmarks**8ideasforcareersandenterprise

throughthecurriculum

Issues with careers and enterprise as ‘activities.’

Loser’sPsychology.

Forcedcompetition‘coercive’.

Extrinsicrewards‘control’.

Discouragedbypeer

excellence.

Performanceprioritisedover

mastery.

Whatliesbeneath?

Achallengeprocessandmaterials

Competingteams

Teacher/businessmentor

support

Competeandpitch

Inspiringproblemsengagecreativityandtrigger

motivationinindividuals.

Competingagainstotherstriggerscollaborationand

connection.

Participants’confidencebuiltthroughpractical

supportandconstructivefeedback.

Evaluatingownandothersperformanceisinspiring.

Youngpeopleconfident,skilledandambitiousabouttheworldofwork,

businessand‘startup’(or

not).

Moreemployableandenterprisingyoungpeople(or

not).

Morestartupsandbetterperformingbusinesses (or

not).

Vibrantandambitiousindividualscontributingtochangedcommunitiesandsocialmobility(ornot).

Theinterventioncomponents

Theinterventionresources(whatisassumedtohappeninpolicyandguidancedescriptions).

Intermediateoutcomes(or

not).

Theorieswhichchallengetheassumptions

Longertermimpact(ornot).

AchievementGoalTheory–teamsprioritiseperformanceovermastery,goalsareexternal(‘win’or‘don’tlose’)ratherthaninternal(‘thejoyofthetask’).

SelfDeterminationTheory–extrinsicrewards(suchas‘winning’)arecontrolling,undermineintrinsicmotivation,andtoxifyrelations.

SocialReproduction- theplayingfieldisn’tlevelandsocialandeconomicinequalitiesbetweenstudents,schoolsandcommunitiesarereproduced.

SocialComparisonTheory–unfavourablesocialcomparisonsdamageself-worthandmotivation.

Testingtheprogrammetheoryforcompetitionsinenterpriseeducation

PoorlyResourced

WellResourced

CompetitivelyDisinclinedConscript

CompetitivelyInclinedVolunteer

UnmediatedLosing

Winning– withGrace

Combinationswhichmayinfluenceoutcomepatternsforparticipantsinenterpriseeducationcompetitions

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•CatherineBrentnall–catherine@readyunlimited.com•NigelCulkin– n.culkin@herts.ac.uk