Gunn, R., Durkin, C., Singh, G. and Brown, J. (2007) Social entrepreneurship in the social policy curriculum. Paper presented to: Inspiring and Developing Enterprising People, Building Global Networks, Leeds University, 10 -11 December 2007. (Unpublished)
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Abstract: | This paper describes the development of a teaching module that introduces social policy students to the skills required to develop and manage a welfare organisation. The module addresses the setting up, managing and funding of a welfare organisation and how skills such as social entrepreneurship, community profiling, business planning and human resource development can be used to achieve these tasks. The paper explores the political and educational context which inspired this initiative and the theoretical basis for the approach used. A particular focus is placed on the entrepreneurial aspects of the development. It also describes the delivery of the module to the first cohort of students and includes their assessment of the learning and an evaluation of how they performed the assessment task. The paper then evaluates the place of this type of approach in higher education and offers proposals for its subsequent development based on the authors’ experience so far. |
| Subjects: |
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology > HV40 Social service. Social work. Charity organization and practice H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory > HB615 Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty. Property |
| Creators: | Gunn, Robert, Durkin, Chris, Singh, G and Brown, J |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: |
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Health & Society > Social Work University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > China and Emerging Economies Centre Research Centres > China and Emerging Economies Centre University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Group > Social Enterprise Research Group Faculties > Faculty of Health & Society > Applied Social Studies & Sociology Research Institutes > Institute for Social Innovation and Impact |
| Date: | 10 December 2007 |
| Event Title: | Inspiring and Developing Enterprising People, Building Global Networks |
| Event Dates: | 10 -11 December 2007 |
| Event Location: | Leeds University |
| Event Type: | Workshop |
| Language: | English |
| Status: | Unpublished |
| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/656 |
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