Context-based Instruction: What Traditional Social Science Disciplines Offer to Nonprofit Management Education

Non-credit Nonprofit Management Education: Beyond Mapping and Towards Critical Qualitative Inquiry

“…In one example of a review of syllabi from a range of 110 courses across 22 U.S.-based NME programs, more than three-quarters were exclusively or mainly operational in focus. Less than one-tenth of the courses were at the opposite extreme: exclusively or mainly contextual in focus (Baggetta & Brass, 2014). The review highlighted how credit-based NME offerings neglect more contextual approaches and remain too focused on management and operational goals.…”

“…Nonprofit management education (NME) has received increasing attention from scholars and practitioners over the past thirty years (Baggetta & Brass, 2014). Growing research interest in the field is attributed to several factors, including the development of professional and management education, the growth of the nonprofit sector, business interest from university administration and philanthropic funders, the development of professional organizations, and student demand (O'Neill, 2005).…”

The Case for Integrating ePortfolio Pedagogy Into Nonprofit and Philanthropic Studies

“…This learning anew is made visible through ePortfolios that show the meanings within and connections between what students have already learned, what they can do as practitioners, and who they are as individuals. This important feature of ePortfolios is adaptable for the various approaches that undergird NPS programs whether they are focused on context, ethics, and leadership (Weber & Witkowski, 2016;Baggetta and Brass, 2014;Burlingame, 2009); operational skills and technical employability (Blankenberger & Cantrell-Bruce, 2016;O'Neill, 2005;Dolan, 2002); new critical analyses, social justice, and advocacy (Mirabella & Nguyen, 2019;Mason, McDougle, et. al., 2019); or some combination thereof.…”

Non-profit leadership learning : a narrative research study exploring the transformation of experience into leadership learning

“…Due to the extensive changes in the economic, political and management needs of the nonprofit industry, there has been an increased focus on higher education related to learning nonprofit leadership (Austin et al, 2011;Baggetta & Brass, 2014;Mirabella & Young, 2012;Saidel & Smith, 2015). Part of this programmatic growth is due organizational leadership needs evolving from a managerial afterthought to an issue of true significance as indicated by the emergence of research studies focused on the unique needs of leading nonprofit organizations (Austin, et al, 2011;Van Wart, 2013b).…”

“…Orazi et al (2013) contended that this lack of agreement augments given the complexity of nonprofit organizations and the context in which they operate, thus supporting the need for a more specific focus on nonprofit leadership theory. Baggetta and Brass (2014) however, these still need to be aligned with the overall organization strategy.…”