Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Social Innovation
Published on 15. May 2026
Book
Hardback
478 pages
978-1-0353-1829-2 (ISBN)
Description
This insightful Handbook provides expert guidance on fostering social innovation through education, including perspectives from teaching, learning, training, and policy. It examines both how to teach social innovation and the innovations being implemented in education to drive social transformation.
The Handbook explores how educational institutions, communities, and governments partner with problem-based, place-based, and project-based learning. A diverse array of authors analyse methods to promote social change and tackle social challenges in education. They explore pedagogical innovations and transformative teaching strategies aimed at making a difference. In addition, the Handbook offers cases that demonstrate social innovation across various levels of education with techniques such as experiential learning, community-based learning, action research, and case method learning, which enable students to tackle global challenges. Ultimately, the Handbook highlights the successful efforts and persisting complexities faced by social innovation in the field of education and looks to the broader implications for achieving long-term societal benefits.
The Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Social Innovation is a vital resource for lecturers and teachers, scholars of social sciences, social entrepreneurs, university managers, entrepreneurship centers, and students. Its practical insights also make this prime reading for policymakers and leaders across education, entrepreneurship, and management teams in companies and social innovation centres.
The Handbook explores how educational institutions, communities, and governments partner with problem-based, place-based, and project-based learning. A diverse array of authors analyse methods to promote social change and tackle social challenges in education. They explore pedagogical innovations and transformative teaching strategies aimed at making a difference. In addition, the Handbook offers cases that demonstrate social innovation across various levels of education with techniques such as experiential learning, community-based learning, action research, and case method learning, which enable students to tackle global challenges. Ultimately, the Handbook highlights the successful efforts and persisting complexities faced by social innovation in the field of education and looks to the broader implications for achieving long-term societal benefits.
The Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Social Innovation is a vital resource for lecturers and teachers, scholars of social sciences, social entrepreneurs, university managers, entrepreneurship centers, and students. Its practical insights also make this prime reading for policymakers and leaders across education, entrepreneurship, and management teams in companies and social innovation centres.
Reviews / Votes
'This Handbook shows how education can become a catalyst for societal transformation. Essential reading for those seeking to align pedagogy with sustainability and social impact.' -- Magnus Klofsten, Linkoeping University, Sweden 'This Handbook offers an impressive, comprehensive and truly forward-looking synthesis of how social innovation can be taught and learned across educational levels. By combining theory, pedagogy and global best practices, it equips educators and students alike to drive meaningful societal change.' -- Sascha Kraus, University of Siegen, GermanyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 169 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0353-1829-2 (9781035318292)
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Persons
Edited by Erich J. Schwarz, Full Professor, Institute of Management, and Director, the aspire! Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Social Competence, University of Klagenfurt, Austria, David B. Audretsch, Distinguished Professor, Indiana University, USA, and Professor, the aspire! Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Social Competence and Milica Markovic, Researcher and Lecturer, the aspire! Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Social Competence, University of Klagenfurt, Austria
Content
Contents
Foreword viii
Preface x
1 Introduction 1
Erich J. Schwarz, David B. Audrestch and Milica Markovic
PART I FOUNDATIONS AND FRAMEWORKS
2 Social innovation competencies: bridging the gap between theory and
practice 22
Monica Edwards-Schachter
3 Teaching social innovation: a framework for competencies and learning
approaches 45
Florian Noseleit and Simon Fokkema
4 Measuring social innovation education's impact: metrics, assessments, and
real-world outcomes 67
Rickard Enstroem
5 Advancing the third mission in European higher education institutions:
integrating social innovation in universities 85
Matthias Menter and Emilie Holley
6 Pedagogical strategies for social innovation education: an analysis of
European higher education institutions 99
Hilde Svrljuga SaetreKatri-Liis Lepik, Philippe Eiselein, Harri
Kostilainen and Niina Karvinen
PART II ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
7 Community: A catalyst for modern entrepreneurship education 119
Bart Doorneweert, Harriet Onderstal, Janneke Delisse and Thomas Lans
8 Teaching and learning challenges and approaches when working with
entrepreneurs in poverty 136
Michael H. Morris and Julia M. Poplin
9 Promoting menstrual health education: the role of a local organization in
slum communities in Ghana 153
Salomey Kpodjie, Gyamfi Afrifa and Georgina Gomez
10 Open social innovation: an experience-based learning approach to ignite
civic virtues 165
Laura Dobusch, Nina Fuereder, Thomas Gegenhuber and Johanna Mair
11 Social innovation through experiential learning: the role of Indigenous
entrepreneurs 178
Birgit Muskat, Ravini Abhayarathne, Haiyang Xia, Xiangru Qin and
Carlyn Waters
12 Executive education and Sustainable Development Goals: reflection on
delivering engaging case studies 193
Tanya Jurado, Benjamin Fath and Antje Fiedler
13 Examining the role of vocational education and training in amplifying
social innovation capacity 207
Mahmut OEzer and H. Eren Suna
14 Social innovation for youth employability and life competencies: lessons
from a training programme in Burgos, Spain 222
Celia Diaz-Portugal, Juan Bautista Delgado-Garcia and Virginia
Blanco-Mazagatos
PART III INNOVATIVE LEARNING JOURNEY AND METHODS
15 Learning to contribute: questioning the knowledge-first model 231
Kalle Juuti
16 Innovative teaching approaches to promote sustainable entrepreneurship in
secondary education 245
Ines Krajger and Birgit Oberer
17 Social innovation and video games: exploring implications for learning
and teaching 260
Patrick Gregori and Milica Markovic
18 Integrating Generative AI with transformative teaching methods for social
innovation 276
Diana Robertson, Hlologelo Climant Khoza and Ronel Callaghan
19 Exploring the case method for social innovation teaching and learning 284
Maria Ballesteros-Sola
20 Engaging students in social innovation: insights from a Slovenian social
entrepreneurship course 301
Alenka Slavec Gomezel, Blaz Zupan and Barbara Hvalic Erzetic
21 Sustainable Development Goals in online learning: action research for
enhanced graduate skills at SOAS University of London 321
Ros Taplin, Annabel de Frece and Victoria Hart
22 The "Nock Walk" case: peripatetic learning for social innovation 336
Selina Stra?er, Michael Jungmeier, Christina Pichler-Koban, Franz
Rauch and Claudia Taurer-Zeiner
PART IV INSTITUTIONAL APPROACHES TO SOCIAL INNOVATION
23 Social innovation in education: unlocking the transformative potential of
higher education 346
Karina Maldonado-Mariscal and Michael Kriegel
24 Against the odds: enabling social innovations in entrepreneurial
universities 361
Cristina Chaminade, Alvaro Fernandez-Baldor, Jeffrey Orozco,
Guillermo Palau and Oksana Udovyk
25 Applied research and training for social innovation: the case of Zurich
University of Applied Sciences 375
Nina Walker and Petra Moog
26 Curricular integration of outreach and social innovation: potential and
challenges in the business administration undergraduate program at
Federal University of Santa Catarina 391
Fabiana de Agapito, Helena Salles, Marcia Aparecida Prim, Andreia
de Bem Machado and Gertrudes Aparecida Dandolini
27 Social innovation through the Future17 program: an interdisciplinary
approach to problem solving and value creation 406
Hanoku Bathula and Daniel Tisch
28 Enabling impactful change through social innovation and
entrepreneurship: impACTup! case 415
Kira Brinkmann, Konstantin P. Leidinger, Viktoria Luise Unger and
Laurenz T. Weisse
29 Building an Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center for Green &
Responsible Logistics: the case of Kuehne Logistics University 421
Andreas Kaplan
Foreword viii
Preface x
1 Introduction 1
Erich J. Schwarz, David B. Audrestch and Milica Markovic
PART I FOUNDATIONS AND FRAMEWORKS
2 Social innovation competencies: bridging the gap between theory and
practice 22
Monica Edwards-Schachter
3 Teaching social innovation: a framework for competencies and learning
approaches 45
Florian Noseleit and Simon Fokkema
4 Measuring social innovation education's impact: metrics, assessments, and
real-world outcomes 67
Rickard Enstroem
5 Advancing the third mission in European higher education institutions:
integrating social innovation in universities 85
Matthias Menter and Emilie Holley
6 Pedagogical strategies for social innovation education: an analysis of
European higher education institutions 99
Hilde Svrljuga SaetreKatri-Liis Lepik, Philippe Eiselein, Harri
Kostilainen and Niina Karvinen
PART II ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
7 Community: A catalyst for modern entrepreneurship education 119
Bart Doorneweert, Harriet Onderstal, Janneke Delisse and Thomas Lans
8 Teaching and learning challenges and approaches when working with
entrepreneurs in poverty 136
Michael H. Morris and Julia M. Poplin
9 Promoting menstrual health education: the role of a local organization in
slum communities in Ghana 153
Salomey Kpodjie, Gyamfi Afrifa and Georgina Gomez
10 Open social innovation: an experience-based learning approach to ignite
civic virtues 165
Laura Dobusch, Nina Fuereder, Thomas Gegenhuber and Johanna Mair
11 Social innovation through experiential learning: the role of Indigenous
entrepreneurs 178
Birgit Muskat, Ravini Abhayarathne, Haiyang Xia, Xiangru Qin and
Carlyn Waters
12 Executive education and Sustainable Development Goals: reflection on
delivering engaging case studies 193
Tanya Jurado, Benjamin Fath and Antje Fiedler
13 Examining the role of vocational education and training in amplifying
social innovation capacity 207
Mahmut OEzer and H. Eren Suna
14 Social innovation for youth employability and life competencies: lessons
from a training programme in Burgos, Spain 222
Celia Diaz-Portugal, Juan Bautista Delgado-Garcia and Virginia
Blanco-Mazagatos
PART III INNOVATIVE LEARNING JOURNEY AND METHODS
15 Learning to contribute: questioning the knowledge-first model 231
Kalle Juuti
16 Innovative teaching approaches to promote sustainable entrepreneurship in
secondary education 245
Ines Krajger and Birgit Oberer
17 Social innovation and video games: exploring implications for learning
and teaching 260
Patrick Gregori and Milica Markovic
18 Integrating Generative AI with transformative teaching methods for social
innovation 276
Diana Robertson, Hlologelo Climant Khoza and Ronel Callaghan
19 Exploring the case method for social innovation teaching and learning 284
Maria Ballesteros-Sola
20 Engaging students in social innovation: insights from a Slovenian social
entrepreneurship course 301
Alenka Slavec Gomezel, Blaz Zupan and Barbara Hvalic Erzetic
21 Sustainable Development Goals in online learning: action research for
enhanced graduate skills at SOAS University of London 321
Ros Taplin, Annabel de Frece and Victoria Hart
22 The "Nock Walk" case: peripatetic learning for social innovation 336
Selina Stra?er, Michael Jungmeier, Christina Pichler-Koban, Franz
Rauch and Claudia Taurer-Zeiner
PART IV INSTITUTIONAL APPROACHES TO SOCIAL INNOVATION
23 Social innovation in education: unlocking the transformative potential of
higher education 346
Karina Maldonado-Mariscal and Michael Kriegel
24 Against the odds: enabling social innovations in entrepreneurial
universities 361
Cristina Chaminade, Alvaro Fernandez-Baldor, Jeffrey Orozco,
Guillermo Palau and Oksana Udovyk
25 Applied research and training for social innovation: the case of Zurich
University of Applied Sciences 375
Nina Walker and Petra Moog
26 Curricular integration of outreach and social innovation: potential and
challenges in the business administration undergraduate program at
Federal University of Santa Catarina 391
Fabiana de Agapito, Helena Salles, Marcia Aparecida Prim, Andreia
de Bem Machado and Gertrudes Aparecida Dandolini
27 Social innovation through the Future17 program: an interdisciplinary
approach to problem solving and value creation 406
Hanoku Bathula and Daniel Tisch
28 Enabling impactful change through social innovation and
entrepreneurship: impACTup! case 415
Kira Brinkmann, Konstantin P. Leidinger, Viktoria Luise Unger and
Laurenz T. Weisse
29 Building an Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center for Green &
Responsible Logistics: the case of Kuehne Logistics University 421
Andreas Kaplan