Title: A Narrative Inquiry of Student Engagement and Learning in a University-Based Social Venture Plan Competition
Abstract: Social Venture Plan Competitions (SVPC) are increasing in higher education because of the belief that more and better social ventures can help address “wicked” social problems. Students have been offered guidance and cash awards to launch or expand social ventures, resulting in a few highly publicized success stories. Designed as a learning-by-doing approach, SVPCs are meant to simulate how entrepreneurs are thought to learn. For ethical reasons, it is not possible to create the ambiguity and uncertainty typical of new venture creation. Consequently, critics have cautioned against giving students the impression that a social venture plan is central to the entrepreneurial process. The value of SVPCs in stimulating social venture creation has, therefore, been questioned. Missing in the debate is the voice of students as key actors in their own education and development.
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-01-01
Language: en
Type: dissertation
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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