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socialentrepreneurshipinincreasingnumbersthroughvariouscourses,summer
schoolsandmajors.CracowUniversityofEconomics(CUE)introducedSocial
Entrepreneurshipcoursesseveralyearsago.Studentsexplorelocalsocial
problems,learnstoriesofsuccessfulsocialchangemakersandmeetsocial
entrepreneursthemselves.Afterhearingtheirstories,studentsbecomeinterested
ingettinginvolvedandengagingtheirownpotentialtoimplementpositivesocial
change.StudentsatCUEalsohavetheopportunitytoputtheirideastowork,
collaborateinteamsontheirsocialventureprojectsandpitchtheirideastosocial
entrepreneurs.
Thisshortbookistheproductofseveralyearsofteachingsocialenterprise
touniversitystudentsindifferentcountriesaroundtheworld.Throughoutthese
years,intheteachingandlearningprocessalike,Ihavetestedandexperimented
withdifferentmethods,approachesandtools.Ihavetalkedtomanyofmy
students,seekingtounderstandwhatteachingandlearningprocesseschangetheir
convictions,developawarenessandempathy,andempowerthemtorealisetheir
personalgoals.Thestructureofthisbookisaneffectofmylearningprocess,
asaresearcherandanacademicteacher.Throughitsupsanddowns,Igained
aconvictionthatinspirationinthelearningprocessplaysakeyrole.Inspiration
canbecomparedtoanawakeningandsuddenlybeingabletoseeandunderstand
more,andveryoftentowantmore(Żur2014b).Thatistheultimategoalof
entrepreneurialeducation:toawakenthesleepingentrepreneur,toawakenour
students’potentialtodream,toactivatetheirthinking,speechandbehaviour.
Peopleareinspiredbypeople.Thatiswhyeachchapterofthisbookstartswith
astoryaboutasocialentrepreneur.Allopeningstoriesarereal-lifeexamplesof
amazingpeopleandsuccessfulorganisations.Studentscanreadaboutthem,then
visittheirwebsitesandfindinterviewswiththeseinspiringindividuals.Meeting
localsocialentrepreneurswillfurtherreinforcestudents’inspirationinlearning.
Thebookisstructuredtoencourageaflippedclassroomapproachtoteaching.
Allchaptersstartwithanopeningstory,followedbyquestionstobediscussed
bystudentsingroups.Afterthestudentsdeterminewhattheyneedtoanswer
thequestionsgiveninthebook,aswellassomeothersthatmightemergeduring
discussion,theycanturntotappingintoexistingknowledgeresources.Thesection
“ACloserLook”providesinsightintothecontemporarystateofknowledgeand
theoryonsocialenterprises.Finally,attheendofeachchapter,studentsareasked
toputtheircuriosity,knowledge,creativityandskillstowork.Alongthecourse
ofthesixunits,students,workinginteams,cangraduallydevelopasocialventure
plan.Theyacquirethetheorythroughcuriositydevelopedinaflippedclassroom
teachingdesignandthenapplyittosolveapracticalproblemorchallenge.
Thebookreliesonsocialconstructivism,ateachingparadigm.Constructivist
educationaltheoriesholdthatpeopleconstructtheirknowledgebyintegratingnew
