Exploring the impact of socially driven projects in developing students’ enterprise skills

Davies, Lauren; Line, Tilly

Abstract

The growing interest in social enterprise has arguably changed the enterprise education landscape with HEIs increasingly embedding social enterprise into accredited programmes and developing extracurricular activities aimed at engendering social entrepreneurship. In parallel, students appear to be increasingly motivated to engage in socially-driven projects, i.e. those that aim to produce benefits to the local community or wider society.

This research explored students’ motivations both for the creation of social enterprises and engagement with socially-driven projects. The research also sought to identify whether there are significant differences in the development of enterprise skills for students engaging in socially-driven projects compared to those participating in entrepreneurship education.

Citation

Davies, L., & Line, T. (2019, September). Exploring the impact of socially driven projects in developing students’ enterprise skills. Presented at International Entrepreneurship Educators Conference 2019, Oxford Brookes University

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: International Entrepreneurship Educators Conference 2019
• Conference Location: Oxford Brookes University
• Start Date: Sep 5, 2019
• End Date: Jul 5, 2019
• Deposit Date: Jul 21, 2022
• Keywords: enterprise skills; education; educators; IEEC; Entrepreneurship; HE; FE; Higher Education; Further Education
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9690006
• Publisher URL: https://www.etctoolkit.org.uk/eerpf-project-outcomes-eeuk-funded/socially-driven-enterprise-education-exploring-the-effectiveness-of-socially-driven-projects-in-developing-students-enterprise-skills-eerpf/
• Related Public URLs: https://ieec.co.uk/2019-oxford-brookes-university/
• Additional Information: I co-presented the findings of a funded project exploring the impact of socially-driven enterprise education. The project was funded by Enterprise Educators UK under the Enterprise Education Research & Project Fund in 2018.