Connecting Social Enterprise and Higher Education

Despite the increased attention paid to enterprise and entrepreneurship education in recent years, there exist limited bodies of research on the extent to which higher education institutions support and promote social enterprises. This chapter addresses this by drawing on previous research concerning enterprise and entrepreneurship education in universities and their role as drivers in bringing social change and improvement in individuals and the wider society. This chapter provides many examples of social enterprise curricular and co-curricular programmes in higher education institutions in the United Kingdom and concludes with a discussion of the opportunities and challenges of universities supporting social enterprise initiatives with a roadmap for future research directions.

Future research directions for sport education: toward an entrepreneurial learning approach

Education + Training ◽

10.1108/et-02-2018-0028 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 60 (5) ◽

pp. 490-499 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Vanessa Ratten ◽

Paul Jones

Keyword(s):

Academic Research ◽

Interdisciplinary Approach ◽

Entrepreneurship Education ◽

Future Research ◽

Learning Approach ◽

Sport Education ◽

Research Directions ◽

Entrepreneurial Learning ◽

Content Type ◽

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to introduce an entrepreneurial learning approach to the study of sport education in order to inform future research directions.Design/methodology/approachSport education needs to focus on how it can overcome existing barriers to bring a more interdisciplinary approach. This paper uses entrepreneurship education theory to explore the changes required in sport education provision to create a more relevant and conducive teaching environment.FindingsThe findings of this paper suggest that by bringing sport students into contact with entrepreneurship education, aids in the development of improved employability and social skills.Research limitations/implicationsIntroducing entrepreneurship education into sport will help the students develop learning initiatives that advance the scholarship of sport education within the university sector.Practical implicationsThe benefits of including entrepreneurship education in sport studies could be of interest to the directors of education wanting to increase student enrollments and interest in their courses.Originality/valueThe study suggests ways to offer more interdisciplinary courses and activities linking entrepreneurship education to sport. This needs to be taken into consideration as it will enable the development of sport entrepreneurship education that improves links between academic research with policy and business initiatives.

Interest Groups and State Policy for Higher Education: New Conceptual Understandings and Future Research Directions

Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-12835-1_4 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 151-186 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Erik C. Ness ◽

David A. Tandberg ◽

Michael K. McLendon

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Interest Groups ◽

State Policy ◽

Future Research ◽

Research Directions ◽

Conceptual Understandings ◽

Ensuring Quality and Integrity in Online Learning Programs - Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design ◽

The Same but Different

10.4018/978-1-5225-7844-4.ch001 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-32

Author(s):

Maria Northcote

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Online Learning ◽

Online Courses ◽

Future Research ◽

Technological Innovations ◽

Research Directions ◽

Learning Programs ◽

History Of ◽

Practical Recommendations

The field of online learning, like many other technological innovations, has not burgeoned without controversy. Despite the debates about the role and value of online learning, it has continued to grow in many sectors, especially in higher education. Alongside the growth of online learning, discussions about its benefits and limitations have also flourished, and many studies have investigated the quality and integrity of online courses. This chapter offers an investigation of some of the history of online learning, concluding with a collection of practical recommendations and suggestions for future research directions to guide institutions embarking on online learning programs.

Informed Design of Educational Technologies in Higher Education - Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development ◽

Mobile Learning in Higher Education

10.4018/978-1-61350-080-4.ch015 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 292-306 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Rui Zeng ◽

Eunice Luyegu

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Mobile Learning ◽

Learning Theories ◽

Future Research ◽

Research Directions ◽

Keen Interest ◽

In recent years, there has been an explosion in the growth of mobile learning across all sectors of education. Keen interest in mobile learning has led to a proliferation of views, perspectives, and diverse activities underpinned by different learning theories. This chapter focuses on various dimensions of mobile learning, including definitions, theoretical dimensions, mobile learning applications in higher education, and future research directions. Mobile learning is still an emerging and immature field. The chapter provides broad definitions and discussions of mobile learning drawing upon existing work. By exploring the experiences and views of various researchers, the chapter reveals the opportunities and challenges involved with mobile learning.

Entrepreneurship Education in the Transformation of Incarcerated Individuals: A Review of the Literature and Future Research Directions

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology ◽

10.1177/0306624x20928020 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 64 (15) ◽

pp. 1551-1570

Author(s):

Jessica M. Grosholz ◽

Jean D. Kabongo ◽

Michael H. Morris ◽

Ashley Wichern

Keyword(s):

Entrepreneurship Education ◽

Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽

Future Research ◽

Research Directions ◽

Theoretical Perspectives ◽

Cognitive Transformation ◽

Criminal Desistance ◽

Mind Set

This article draws upon the theories of entrepreneurial cognition, planned behavior, and criminal desistance to understand the role of entrepreneurship education in the behavioral and cognitive transformation of incarcerated individuals. Specifically, this article considers how participation in an entrepreneurship education program should influence entrepreneurial opportunity recognition, cognitive transformation, and institutional misconduct. It suggests these changes are more likely to influence an incarcerated person’s entrepreneurial intentions and criminal desistance. The six propositions presented shed light on how an incarcerated individual’s willingness to change his or her attitudes and develop an entrepreneurial mind-set influence his or her behavior in prison and prepares him or her to prosper in a dynamic and complex world after release. This article argues that the study of one’s transformation while incarcerated through the discovery, evaluation, and exploitation of opportunities is likely to advance empirical and theoretical perspectives of the fields of entrepreneurship. The examination of how incarcerated persons deal with fear of failure, risk aversion, and identity, in particular, presents great opportunities for future research.

Integrating supercomputing clusters into education: a case study in biotechnology

The Journal of Supercomputing ◽

10.1007/s11227-020-03360-5 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Álvaro Fernández ◽

Camino Fernández ◽

José-Ángel Miguel-Dávila ◽

Miguel Á. Conde

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Educational Process ◽

Future Research ◽

Research Directions ◽

Science Technology ◽

Technological Skills ◽

And Mathematics ◽

Course Of Study

Abstract The integration of a Supercomputer in the educational process improves student’s technological skills. The aim of the paper is to study the interaction between science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and non-STEM subjects for developing a course of study related to Supercomputing training. We propose a flowchart of the process to improve the performance of students attending courses related to Supercomputing. As a final result, this study highlights the analysis of the information obtained by the use of HPC infrastructures in courses implemented in higher education through a questionnaire that provides useful information about their attitudes, beliefs and evaluations. The results help us to understand how the collaboration between institutions enhances outcomes in the education context. The conclusion provides a description of the resources needed for the improvement of Supercomputing Education (SE), proposing future research directions.

Impact Tech Startups: A Conceptual Framework, Machine-Learning-Based Methodology and Future Research Directions

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su131810048 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (18) ◽

pp. 10048

Author(s):

Benjamin Gidron ◽

Yael Israel-Cohen ◽

Kfir Bar ◽

Dalia Silberstein ◽

Michael Lustig ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Machine Learning ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Impact Category ◽

Private Investment ◽

Social Enterprises ◽

Future Research ◽

Research Directions ◽

For Profit ◽

The Impact

The Impact Tech Startup (ITS) is a new, rapidly developing type of organizational category. Based on an entrepreneurial approach and technological foundations, ITSs adopt innovative strategies to tackle a variety of social and environmental challenges within a for-profit framework and are usually backed by private investment. This new organizational category is thus far not discussed in the academic literature. The paper first provides a conceptual framework for studying this organizational category, as a combination of aspects of social enterprises and startup businesses. It then proposes a machine learning (ML)-based algorithm to identify ITSs within startup databases. The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are used as a referential framework for characterizing ITSs, with indicators relating to those 17 goals that qualify a startup for inclusion in the impact category. The paper concludes by discussing future research directions in studying ITSs as a distinct organizational category through the usage of the ML methodology.