Stimulating learning about social entrepreneurship through income generation projects

Abstract

Abstract:Purpose -This empirical paper examines the use of income generation projects as a pedagogic method to assess students' learning about social enterprises. We are interested in how and why this innovative approach might improve students' understanding of the different aspects and attributes of social entrepreneurship.Design/methodology/approach -our study used thematic analysis of qualitative data comprising the reflective logs of 87 students on an undergraduate entrepreneurship module in a university business programme. The major attributes of social entrepreneurship were identified from a review of literature, and we used the logs to judge whether students had learnt about these attributes.Findings -results show that students developed an understanding concerning social enterprises' diverse stakeholder environment, market needs, social enterprises' ideological foundations, resource mobilisation processes and performance measurement -both social and financial. In addition, they developed skills in reflection and self-awareness, communication, empathy and the generation of new ideas.Research limitations/implications -our study is limited in that it focused on only one cohort of students, undergraduates. We cannot claim that our findings are generalisable to other students or contexts.Practical implications -students are better able to understand the needs and values of social enterprises. However, this is a resource intensive process for educators with implications for curriculum design and management.Social Implications -This study sheds new light on how experiential learning helps to raise students' awareness of social enterprises.Originality/value -this study sheds new light on how experiential learning in the form of income generation projects helps to raise students' awareness of social enterprises. Its value lies in helping to develop a novel and effective pedagogy for entrepreneurial learning 2

Success Factors, Enablers and Barriers in Social Projects: A Literature Review

“…Funding might be captured through revenues or external resources and must sustain the enterprise in a way that is aligned with its proposal. It can be accessed through private or public institutions, or collaboration with available social networksalthough the dependence on external financing might lead to a competition for resources, which undermines the possibility of building cooperation networks (Ahlberg et al, 2016;Chang et al, 2014;Margarian, 2017;Ochman, 2019).…”

College Students’ Entrepreneurial Mindset: Educational Experiences Override Gender and Major

“…They emphasized that it is important to consider the significant impact of moderators, such as the attributes of entrepreneurship education, differences between students, and cultural values, on entrepreneurial intentions. Most studies suggest a positive link between the educational program and students' entrepreneurial intentions, attitude, knowledge, and skills [84][85][86][87], but some articles report results that are not significant or negative. For example, Lanero, et al [88] reported that there is no significant link between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial attitudes among Spanish students.…”

Ensino Universitário De Empreendedorismo Social: Uma Revisão Da Literatura De 2013 a 2018

“…Esta seção retrata as agendas de pesquisa formuladas por autores dos artigos analisados nesta revisão de literatura. As agendas mais recorrentes mencionam a necessidade de se estudar os métodos de ensino em empreendedorismo social e, em especial, a aplicação da Aprendizagem Experiencial e a Aprendizagem em Serviço (Chang et al 2014;Kedmenec et al, 2016;Mueller et al, 2015;Yann et al, 2014;Bacq & Alt, 2018;Hockerts, 2018;Ashour, 2016;Greblikaite et al, 2016) , identificar e relacionar melhor os efeitos das variáveis etnia, idade, sexo, familiaridade com tecnologia, experiência social, experiência de trabalho, normas subjetivas, empatia, antecedentes do valor social, autoeficácia, barreiras da intenção de empreendedorismo social, formação da intenção empreendedora social, traço de personalidade, criatividade, motivação, capital social, efeito do estilo cognitivo (Yann et al, 2014;Tiwari et al, 2017;Tiwari et al, 2017;Tiwari et al, 2017;Hockerts, 2017;Bacq & Alt, 2018;Shahverdi et al, 2018;Hsu & Wang, 2018;Mueller et al, 2015).…”

“…Foram sugeridas mais pesquisas sobre o efeito das abordagens de Aprendizagem Experiencial e a Aprendizagem em Serviço para buscar entender as experiências dos acadêmicos em lidar com esta forma metodológica (alunos e professores), verificando também as visões dos outros interessados (comunidade, organizações e empreendedores sociais), especialmente para descobrir como eles se beneficiam desse tipo de abordagens. (Yann et al, 2014;Chang et al 2014;Bacq & Alt, 2018).…”