Dr Sarah Preedy
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Dr Sarah Preedy

Lecturer in Enterprise

Plymouth Business School (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)

Dr Sarah Preedy can be contacted through arrangement with our Press Office, to speak to the media on these areas of expertise.
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Enterprise education
  • Business startups
  • SMEs
  • Business pitching
  • Intrapreneurship
Biography

Biography

Sarah teaches across a range of Business modules with a specialism in enterprise, entrepreneurship and innovation. Her research to date focusses on the role, value and impact of enterprise education; most recently she has explored entrepreneurial learning through engagement in extracurricular enterprise activities and the development of entrepreneurial identity and intention in HE students. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Fellow of Enterprise Educators UK, Member of the Enterprise Educators UK Advisory Council and a Certified Management and Business Educator for the Chartered Association of Business Schools. Sarah is currently the External Examiner for the University of Lincoln's BA (Hons) Business with Entrepreneurship programme.

Qualifications

PhD in Business Management, University of Plymouth.
Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, Higher Education Academy (now Advance HE).
Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methodologies, University of Plymouth.
MRS Advanced Certificate in Market and Social Research, Market Research Society.
MSc Social Research Methods and Evaluation, University of Plymouth.
BA (Hons) Politics, University of York.

Professional membership

Certified Management and Business Educator, Chartered Association of Business Schools.
Senior Fellow of Advance HE.
Fellow of Enterprise Educators UK.
Member of EEUK Advisory Council.

Roles on external bodies

Member of Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development - https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/jsbed
Teaching

Teaching

Teaching interests

Sarah teaches across a range of Business modules, specialising in the teaching of Enterprise and Entrepreneurship. 
STO6004 - Enterprise, Innovation and Creativity
MKT4003 - Marketing, Enterprise and the Digital Economy
PBS6000 - Honours Project
Sarah is also a Visiting Lecturer at the International University in Geneva, Switzerland. 

Staff serving as external examiners

External Examiner for the University of Lincoln's BA (Hons) Business with Entrepreneurship programme.
Research

Research

Research interests

Sarah's most recent research focuses on Enterprise Education, specifically the topics of; entrepreneurial learning through engagement in extracurricular enterprise activities and the development of entrepreneurial identity and intention in HE students. Her research is mainly qualitative but embraces mixed method approaches. Sarah's latest edited book for the 'Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship' book series - https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/2040-7246 will be available April 2024.

Research degrees awarded to supervised students

Sarah is looking to supervise PhD students in the areas of; enterprise and entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurial identity and entrepreneurial intention. Please contact Sarah at sarah.preedy-1@plymouth.ac.uk to discuss.Currently supervising a doctoral candidate at University of Plymouth in the topic area of Social Enterprise – ‘An investigation on the formation of social enterprise in Nigeria; areas of partnership required for the delivery of social values’.

Grants & contracts

Preedy, S., McLuskie, P., Walmsley, A. and Smith, K. (2020)Exploring students’ entrepreneurial identity formation: a longitudinal approach, Enterprise Educators UK's Enterprise Education and Research Project Fund, Value - £7,400
Marjon Business Team. (2018)‘Food surplus and Labour, the Valorisation of Underused Resources’, INTERREG 2 SEAS fund, Value - £350,000.
Beaumont, E., Preedy, S and Stevenson, S. (2015)‘Exploring the ‘missing perspective’- using the student perspective to measure the impact of Enterprise Education’, Enterprise Educators UK's Enterprise Education and Research Project Fund, Value - £3,967. 
Publications

Publications

Key publications

Key publications are highlighted

Journals
Articles
Preedy S, Jones P, Maas G & Duckett H (2020) 'Examining the perceived value of extracurricular enterprise activities in relation to entrepreneurial learning processes' Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 27, (7) 1085-1105 , DOI Open access
Preedy S & Jones P (2017) 'Student-led enterprise groups and entrepreneurial learning' Industry and Higher Education 31, (2) 101-112 , DOI Open access
Preedy S & Jones P (2015) 'An investigation into university extra-curricular enterprise support provision' Education + Training 57, (8/9) 992-1008 , DOI Open access
Books
Preedy, S. and Beaumont, E. (Eds). Extracurricular Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Activity: A Global and Holistic perspective, Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research, Volume 19. Available April 2024.

Chapters
Preedy S & Beaumont E (2024) 'Extracurricular enterprise and entrepreneurship activities in HE; understanding entrepreneurial competencies and capabilities' Extracurricular Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Activity: A Global and Holistic perspective Emerald Open access
Preedy S & McLuskie P (2023) 'Visual Methods in Entrepreneurial Identity Research: Reflections from an Enterprise Educator Perspective' Nurturing Modalities of Inquiry in Entrepreneurship Research: Seeing the World Through the Eyes of Those Who Research Emerald Publishing Limited 73-89 , DOI Open access
Conference Papers
Morris, T.H. and Preedy, S. (2022) Experiential Learning and Self-directed Learning as key pillars of Entrepreneurial Education, International Scientific and Practical Conference, 10th November 2022, Rivne, Ukraine [online].

Beaumont, E., O’Dwyer, B., Smith, K., Bill, K., Clegg, P., Galloway, L., Henry, C., Jagpal, G., Jarman, D., Jones, P., McGowan, P., Penaluna, A., Preedy, S., Price, A., Rae, D., Trainer, G., Walmsley, A., and Watson, K. (2022) Research on Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Education – Where To Next?, 3E Conference, 11th – 13th May 2022, Dijon, France. ISSN 2411-3298. https://ecsb.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/3E2022-Book-of-Abstracts.pdf

Preedy, S., McLuskie, P., Walmsley, A. and Smith, K. (2021) The Development of Entrepreneurial Identity within a HE environment; The COVID-19 Context, 43rd Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship conference, Cardiff City Hall, Cardiff, Wales, 27th - 29th October. ISBN: 978-1-900862-33-2

Preedy, S. and Wallis, L. (2019) Conceptualising Higher Education students’ entrepreneurial learning processes, British Academy of Management Conference, Aston University, Birmingham. 3rd – 5th September 2019.

Preedy, S., Jones, P., Duckett, H. and Maas, G. (2018) Extracurricular enterprise activities as a vehicle for entrepreneurial learning: examining experiential, social and self-directed learning outcomes, 41th Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship conference, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Birmingham, UK, 7-8th November. ISBN: 978-1-900862-31-8. (Winner of Best Paper in Enterprise Education track)

Beaumont, E., Preedy, S and Stevenson, S. (2016) - ‘The effectiveness and impact of extra-curricular enterprise education- addressing the missing perspective of the student’, 39th Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship conference, Novotel Tour Eiffel, Paris, France, 28th October 2016

Preedy, S., and Duckett, H. (2016) - ‘Self-directed learning within enterprise education – how are students leading their own learning?’, 39th Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship conference, Novotel Tour Eiffel, Paris, France, 28th October 2016.

Beaumont, E., Preedy, S., and Stevenson, S. (2016) “What's in it for us?” –Student’s perceptions of the value and impact of extracurricular enterprise activities in HE, ECSB Entrepreneurship Education Conference, Leeds, 11th – 13th May 2016.

Beaumont, E., Preedy, S., and Stevenson, S. (2016) "Extra-curricular enterprise activities-exploring the ‘missing perspective’", International Enterprise Educators Conference, September 2016.

Preedy, S. and Duckett, H. (2016) “Self-Directed learning within the context of enterprise education”, PEDRIO What is teaching excellence?, University of Plymouth, 22nd November 2016.

Preedy, S. and Jones, P. (2015) An Examination of UK universities extra-curricular enterprise support, 38th Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship conference, Technology and Innovation Centre, Glasgow, UK 11-12th November, ISBN: 978-1-900862-28-8.

Preedy, S. and Jones, P. (2015) The Phenomenon of student led enterprise groups, 38th Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship conference, Technology and Innovation Centre, Glasgow, UK 11-12th November, ISBN: 978-1-900862-28-8.

Preedy, S. (2015) ‘The phenomenon of student led enterprise groups’. Doctoral Training Centre Conference, University of Plymouth, UK.

Preedy, S. (2014) ‘The Politics of Higher Education Research: Challenges of an Insider’, Methodological Innovations, University of Plymouth, 9th December 2014.

Internet Publications
Expert Article for Plymouth Business School's research pages - https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/pr-opinion/supporting-tomorrows-entrepreneurs-in-the-south-west

Reports
All Party Parliamentary Group Report (2018) AAPG for Entrepreneurship Education. Available at https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5752ac86b654f96f0d47e852/t/5c7ea1b34785d311f978abf4/1551802813861/007_APPG_EnterpriseEducation_AWK_REV2_WEB.pdf (contribution on p.15)

Presentations and posters
Preedy S Preedy S 'Research on Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Education – Where To Next?'
Other Publications
Pedagogical toolkit
Preedy, S. (2018) ‘Pound Shop Challenge’ [online] Available from https://www.etctoolkit.org.uk/all-etc-how-to-guides-case-studies/ (search for ‘Pound Shop Challenge’)

Personal

Personal

Other academic activities

In 2021, Sarah was the winner of the Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development’s ‘Outstanding Paper of the Year’ Award - https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/jsbed/journal-small-business-and-enterprise-development-literati-award-winners-2021
Sarah completed the Aurora Women in Leadership programme in 2022.