Service-learning as training for social entrepreneurship: An experience in the university
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This paper describes the experience which was undertaken in the “Lifelong learning” subject, taught in the Degree of Education Science at the Teacher Training and Education Faculty (University of Oviedo). This subject was taught in the second semester of the academic year 2013/2014. 111 students participated. The activity described required the design of a service-learning project. The main intention was to approach this methodology and stimulate reflections on small experiences of social engagement to gradually enable students to undertake more ambitious projects. The most relevant aspects of the experience are explained and some examples of projects prepared by groups of students in various areas (civic participation, health promotion, direct assistance to individuals, generational exchange and cultural heritage) are pointed out. We end with some conclusions about the most important benefits of this methodology in three areas: academic curriculum, value education and community outreach. Although it was a minor social practice, it represented an opportunity for the development of initiative, creativity, future vision, confidence, tenacity and positive thinking, all qualities needed in people with an entrepreneurial spirit. El presente trabajo describe la iniciativa llevada a cabo por el equipo docente de la asignatura “Aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida” de la titulación del Grado de Pedagogía de la Facultad de Formación del Profesorado y Educación de la Universidad de Oviedo, llevada a cabo en el segundo semestre del curso académico 2013/2014, y en la que han participado 111 estudiantes. La actividad requerida aborda el diseño de un proyecto de Aprendizaje-Servicio en diferentes grupos de trabajo siendo la intención principal el acercamiento a dicha metodología y proporcionar la reflexión sobre pequeñas experiencias de compromiso social para que vayan fortaleciendo gradualmente su protagonismo hasta ser capaces de emprender proyectos más ambiciosos. Se comentan los aspectos más relevantes en la realización de la experiencia y se ejemplifican algunos proyectos elaborados por los estudiantes en ámbitos diversos (participación ciudadana, promoción de la salud, ayuda directa a personas, intercambio generacional, y patrimonio cultural). Terminamos con unas conclusiones en las que se señalan los beneficios que esta metodología presenta en tres ámbitos: el currículo académico, la formación en valores y la vinculación con la comunidad. Aun cuando se trata de una pequeña práctica social, representa una oportunidad para el desarrollo de la iniciativa, la creatividad, la visión de futuro, la confianza, la tenacidad y el pensamiento positivo, características todas ellas presentes en las personas con espíritu emprendedor.
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Incorporating creative thinking into the reflection model can cultivate the development of an entrepreneurial mindset, fostering students' resilience, adaptability, and ability to realize opportunities in their environment where others may see only obstacles.
“In addition to enhancing the depth of reflection, incorporating creative thinking to the model can cultivate the development of an entrepreneurial mindset, fostering students' resilience, adaptability, and ability to realize the opportunities in their environment where others may see only the obstacles [54].”
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Kayan Fadlelmula, F., & Qadhi, S. M. (2024) · Education Sciences · doi:10.3390/educsci14090987 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
- Authors
- López, S. T., Calvo, J. V. P., & García, J. H.
- Affiliations
- Universidad de Oviedo (ES)
- Corresponding author
- López, Susana Torío
- Venue
- Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-08
- Volume
- 139
- Pages
- 504-511
- ISSN
- 1877-0428 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1975261298
- Cited by
- 9
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 2.26
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Consultation of the Doctoral Thesis Database (TESEO) (Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education and Sustainability
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Keywords
- service-learning, social entrepreneurship, teacher professional development, pre-service teachers, lifelong learning, citizen participation, health promotion, cultural heritage, values education, community outreach, entrepreneurial skills
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