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Social Innovation In Higher Education
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Author : Carmen Păunescu
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-01-01
Social Innovation In Higher Education written by Carmen Păunescu and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-01 with Business & Economics categories.
This open access book offers unique and novel views on the social innovation landscape, tools, practices, pedagogies, and research in the context of higher education. International, multi-disciplinary academics and industry leaders present new developments, research evidence, and practice expertise on social innovation in higher education institutions (HEIs), across academic and professional disciplines. The book includes a selected set of peer-reviewed chapters presenting different perspectives against which relevant actors can identify and analyse social innovation in HEIs. The volume demonstrates how HEIs can respond to societal challenges, support positive social change, and contribute to the development of international public policy discourse. It answers the question ‘how does the present higher education system, in different countries, promote social innovation and create social change and impact’. In answering this question, the book identifies factors driving success as well as obstacles. Furthermore, it examines how higher education innovation assists societal challenges and investigates the benefits of effective social innovation engagement by HEIs. The interdisciplinary approach of the volume makes it a must-read for scholars, students, policy-makers, and practitioners of economics, education, business and management, political science, and sociology interested in a better understanding of social innovation.
Social Innovation In Higher Education
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Author : Courtney Hills McBeth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Social Innovation In Higher Education written by Courtney Hills McBeth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
Contemporary social issues, such as poverty, inequality, and climate change, exceed the capacity of a single sector to solve and require the collaboration of the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. In this context, universities play a unique and increasingly comprehensive role in educating students, generating new knowledge, and advancing the social and economic conditions in their communities. Over the past decade, explosive growth has occurred in social entrepreneurship and social innovation initiatives on university and college campuses. Whether offered through a center, initiative, or program, a groundswell of curricular, co-curricular, and convening activities has emerged that educates and engages students, faculty, and a range of stakeholders in the pursuit of solving pressing social issues in innovative ways. Using qualitative research methodology and a grounded theory approach, the purpose of this study was to explore the broad phenomenon of and the proliferation of university-based social impact centers in the United States. Through the perspectives and lived experiences of 43 social impact leaders, from multiple higher education institutions, this study developed a grounded theory model which explains the forces driving the emergence and evolution of the university-based social impact centers. The phenomenon can be explained by these "windows of opportunity" where internal, external, and cultural forces intersect, interact, and overlap with one another, within institutional-specific contexts, to produce new centers. While each institution boasts a unique culture and contextual characteristics, the data demonstrated that mission-driven students, market pressures on higher education institutions, and donor support were the most significant forces driving the expansion of social innovation on college campuses. Akin to the double-bottom line, it was both mission and markets that catalyzed the university-based social impact phenomenon. While the social impact phenomenon initially evolved out of elite graduate business schools, it has expanded cross-campus into public policy schools and central administrative units, and across all institutional types. Social impact education now expands across and down the curriculum and co-curriculum. Some universities now even have multiple social impact initiatives within their own institutions. Participants described the need to differentiate themselves and to compete for resources, students, and attention given the plethora of existing civic and socially-oriented programs on their campuses. This study filled a distinct gap in the literature by studying university-based social impact centers, framed in the broader historical context of the evolutionary role of university engagement in their communities, coupled with the recognition of the realities of contemporary market pressures on higher education institutions. Social impact centers exhibit the intersectionality of a host of issues plaguing higher education, such as resource constraints, access, academic silos, specialization, and bureaucracy versus innovation. Finally, social impact centers are a microcosm of the tension that exists between the marketization of higher education and the pressure to hold true to public purposes--and ultimately, whether or not institutions can effectively mediate those two pressures.
Social Innovation And Higher Education
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Author : Kinga Szabó-Tóth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2025-02-10
Social Innovation And Higher Education written by Kinga Szabó-Tóth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-02-10 with Social Science categories.
Since the late 20th century, humanity has faced several challenges that make us feel increasingly vulnerable. Increasing territorial and social disadvantages, lagging regions and municipalities, the drastic deterioration of the quality of life of the people living there, economic processes and sustainability issues are matters that frequently generate wide public debates in society and, concurrently, necessitate social collaboration. Therefore, recent years have seen a growing focus on social innovations that can respond to these challenges in a complex way. In parallel, in response to changing socio-economic expectations, by the end of the 20th century, higher education institutions faced several new challenges. The "third mission" of higher education institutions, that is, the concept of social responsibility of higher education institutions fits in with these activities. Since the author has been working in higher education for 25 years, she has also become interested in the social responsibility of higher education institutions. She has also involved predominantly in social innovation projects, she participate in research on social innovation and do so in a higher education context - it is these two areas that shall be linked in this book. The aim of the present volume is thus to fill a gap by linking the fields of social innovation and higher education, and thereby facilitate reflection for stakeholders of higher education, innovation practitioners, policymakers and the general public interested in this subject matter.
Universities Inclusive Development And Social Innovation
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Author : Claes Brundenius
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-10-25
Universities Inclusive Development And Social Innovation written by Claes Brundenius and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-25 with Business & Economics categories.
This book examines the ways in which universities can play a crucial role in inclusive development, social innovation and social entrepreneurship. It aims to prove the importance of inclusive development and inclusive innovation on economic growth and demonstrate the ways in which universities can be pioneers in this area through initiatives in social responsibility and social innovation. For example, providing access to a university education without discrimination of race, gender, income status, or other factors would help to diminish the increasing income differentials currently being experienced in many countries, especially in the developing world. The research and studies included in this book provide insight into possible actions that can be taken by universities and public and private shareholders in inclusive development, social innovation, social entrepreneurship and overall regional economic and social development. Innovation is currently considered to be the most important and dynamic factor explaining growth and development. At the same time, the traditional view considering innovation as having to be commercialized at any price is being challenged. Lately, there has been growing interest in innovation in the public sector, particularly with respect to social innovations designed to reduce income inequality. To address these concepts, constant exchange of ideas and information between research groups became necessary. UniDev (Universities in Development – the Evolving Role of Academic Institutions in Innovation Systems and Development) is an international research group with researchers in twelve countries interested in the role of universities in development. This book features the results of research performed by eleven research groups from UniDev country communities, presenting in-depth and comparative case studies from universities around the world, including Latin America, Northern and Eastern Europe, and sub-Saharan Africa. This title will be of interest to students, academics, researchers, and policy makers interested in the role of universities in development, social innovation and social entrepreneurship.
Social Innovation In Higher Education
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Author : Ambra Ann Yarbrough
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Social Innovation In Higher Education written by Ambra Ann Yarbrough and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with categories.
I categorized the research findings through four thematic categories: Change, Individual Values, Group Values, and Community Values. Many parallels exist between the language used within the field of social innovation and the Social Change Model of Leadership Development, along with conversations about the development of personal and social responsibility within college. Through a case study examination, five key findings illuminate lessons that administrators need to know about infusing social innovation into student affairs and higher education. They include fostering means to identify social needs on campus, developing a collaborative culture, cultivating leadership among all levels of the university, recognizing the process takes time, and generating and integrating scholarship to complement practice.
Connecting Civic Engagement And Social Innovation
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Author : Amanda Moore McBride
language : en
Publisher: Campus Compact
Release Date : 2020-04-03
Connecting Civic Engagement And Social Innovation written by Amanda Moore McBride and has been published by Campus Compact this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-03 with Education categories.
This book offers a much-needed appraisal of two key social change movements within higher education: civic engagement and social innovation. The authors critically explore the historical and contemporary contexts as well as democratic foundations (or absence thereof) of both approaches, concluding with a discussion of possible future directions that may make the approaches more effective in fulfilling the broader democratic mission of U.S. higher education. This is an essential resource for those in higher education who wish to promote and advance social change, as it provides an opportunity to critically examine where we are with our civic engagement and social innovation approaches and what we might do to best realize their promise through changes in our educational processes, pedagogical strategies, evaluation metrics, and outcomes.
Social Innovation In Higher Education
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Author : Wray Irwin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Social Innovation In Higher Education written by Wray Irwin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with categories.
Universities As Drivers Of Social Innovation
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Author : Davide Fassi
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2019-11-15
Universities As Drivers Of Social Innovation written by Davide Fassi and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-15 with Social Science categories.
This book reviews the social role of universities in their local urban contexts and describes a number of initiatives of major interest in terms of the impact achieved, the range of stakeholders involved, and the significance of the university campus and teachers as agents of change. It is divided into three parts, the first of which draws on the international literature to provide theoretical background regarding the role of universities and university campuses as drivers of and magnets for social innovation. The second and third parts each focus on four main themes of interest in the contemporary design setting: urban community gardens, social TV stations, mobile pavilions, and economic sustainability models. After a theoretical overview that also illustrates international best practices, it then focuses on the specific context of Milan, based on the pilot project recently conducted by the Politecnico di Milano, “CampUS - incubation and implementation of social practices”, which won the 25th ADI Compasso d’Oro Award (2018) in the social design category. The book is of interest to academics, students, those working at public institutions, and city policymakers.
Innovations In Higher Education
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Author : Dominique Parrish
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2020-06-24
Innovations In Higher Education written by Dominique Parrish and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-24 with Education categories.
Higher education contributes to the development of countries and their competitiveness in a global marketplace. However, to remain relevant and meet the demands of an ever-changing world, institutions and their operations must progress in unison with the changing world in which they function. Innovation can play a critical role in transforming and advancing practice and therein address socio-economic, organizational, operational and social challenges. The complexity and scope of higher education opens up the possibilities and potential for innovations to transpire in diverse settings and contexts. This book is a collection of easy-to-follow, vignette-based innovations that have transformed or advanced practice and in doing so contributed to ensuring the relevance and value of higher education in a continuously changing world.
Challenging The Apartheids Of Knowledge In Higher Education Through Social Innovation
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Author : Joana Bezerra
language : en
Publisher: African Sun Media
Release Date : 2021-05-12
Challenging The Apartheids Of Knowledge In Higher Education Through Social Innovation written by Joana Bezerra and has been published by African Sun Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-12 with Education categories.
In order to understand the relationship between social innovation and the reimagining of the knowledge economy necessary to reorient higher education most fully towards the public good, we must draw from the experiences of those working on the front lines of change. This collection represents diverse voices and disciplines, drawing together the critical reflections of academics, students and community partners from across South Africa. The book seeks to bring together theoretical and practical lessons about how research methods can be used in socially innovative ways to challenge the ‘apartheids’ of knowledge in higher education and to promote the democratization of the knowledge economy.