JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE

Service Learning to Social Entrepreneurship: A Continuum of Action Learning

Author(s): Victoria Calvert

Citation: Victoria Calvert, (2011) "Service Learning to Social Entrepreneurship: A Continuum of Action Learning," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol.11, Iss. 2, pp.118 - 129

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

Service-Learning (SL) pedagogy is recognized as providing a dynamic and holistic education. Social

Entrepreneurship is expressed as a learning outcome that will enhance community sustainability as well

as innovative and ethical values. In this article the author bridges two fields of study by proposing a

continuum in which the greatest level of SL exposure, in conjunction with the optimal structuring of the

teaching contextual variables, result in social entrepreneur behaviors. The model explores the contextual

variables which impact the student, including: the nature of the service experience, the expectations of the

community client, and the academic parameters guiding the experience.