Social Entrepreneurship and Participatory Experiences of Service-Learning in University Business Training

Abstract

The chapter presents a proactive analysis of the teaching of inclusive entrepreneurship based on the progress of an investigation. Theoretical development involves the concepts of entrepreneurship as opportunities management and inclusive entrepreneurship with pedagogy, didactics, pedagogical practice, and professional practice. From this conceptual framework, the idea of participatory experiences of service-learning and citizenship that is not yet an elaborate concept or idea, but rather, it is a construct with a strong pedagogical and didactic dimension that defines relevant horizons of action to consolidate from the curriculum, specific processes of professional training.

Social entrepreneurship in young students promoted by Latin American universities

“…However, it is curious to see that the two hypotheses were not significant even though the literature indicates it as a good strategy. In the first instance, the process of linking with professional practices in socially responsible companies was not significant; the literature has already mentioned that these practices allow, on many occasions, to strengthen learning through the implementation of the student’s knowledge in a situation (Bohórquez-Caldera, 2020; Cheung et al , 2018; Garcon and Jorge Nassif, 2021; Karimi and Ataei, 2022 and Osorio et al , 2022). Possibly, Latin American students do not believe that there is a link between universities and these types of companies.…”

“…Universities increasingly consider entrepreneurship to unite theory and practice (Jones et al , 2021). The literature has mentioned how participatory experiences of service-learning and citizenship could somehow define relevant action horizons to consolidate from the curriculum-specific processes of professional training that favor social entrepreneurship, such as professional practices (Bohórquez-Caldera, 2020). Moreover, previous studies have emphasized how including social entrepreneurship in business education programs proves valuable in opening meaningful career opportunities for students (Garcon and Jorge Nassif, 2021).…”

A Keyword Co-Occurrence Analysis of Research on Service Learning: Conceptual Foci and Emerging Research Trends

“…Moreover, many of these recent service learning documents cover a wide range of topics that higher education has faced in recent years. Some of the frequently researched topics include sustainability and sustainable development [138][139][140][141], social innovation and entrepreneurship [142][143][144][145], graduate employability (e.g., Refs. [146][147][148]), and university social responsibility [149][150][151].…”