Study on designing a framework for the curriculum of the Social Entrepreneurship Education

Dipak Tatpuje; Vaibhav Jadhav; Rupali Shewale; Avinash Ganbote

doi:10.29073/jer.v2i2.30

Authors

Dipak Tatpuje VidyaDeep Foundation https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4248-7630
Vaibhav Jadhav Savitribai Phule Pune University
Rupali Shewale VidyaDeep Foundation
Avinash Ganbote SVPM Institute of Management

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29073/jer.v2i2.30

Keywords:

Community Service Organisations Social Entrepreneurs, Practice-Based Curriculum, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship Education Framework, Socioeconomics

Abstract

In the era of Social Entrepreneurship Education (SEE), it is found that there is no scientifically developed and contextual SEE framework for understanding needs of the society. In this context, this paper contributes in preparation of such a framework for the curriculum of Social Entrepreneurship Education (SEE). It is based on a literature survey and feedback from social entrepreneurs. This framework considers both the practical and academic aspects. This study is designed to explore the competencies, practical and field aspects of curriculum for SEE along with the proposed framework. In this research, a mixed methods approach is used. Literature survey and primary data of both quantitative and qualitative nature were used to provide a unified understanding of this research problem. In this study, researchers have contended that project-based and experiential learning is an effective method for the delivery of SEE. This curriculum framework can fill lacunas those came out in survey with interviewing the social entrepreneurship functionaries of rural and urban area. Practice based curriculum is found useful to empower social entrepreneurs. Various methodical ways of advanced thinking processes can be applied further in this research. Research output addresses and gives more importance to practical aspects, faced by the social entrepreneurs. It also gives light on the effect of policy implications. It gives framework with consideration of field aspects faced by the social entrepreneurs with curriculum for the capacity development. literature survey and primary collected field data and its analysis gave new insight to address the identified problems faced by the social entrepreneurs.

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