Teachers as Educational-Social Entrepreneurs

Vijaya Sherry Chand and Sasi Misra
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Vijaya Sherry Chand: Vijaya Sherry Chand is Professor at the Ravi J. Matthai Centre for Educational Innovation, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
Sasi Misra: Sasi Misra is Institute Professor at Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Ahmedabad.

Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, 2009, vol. 18, issue 2, 219-228

Abstract: This article extends the ideas underpinning the concept of ‘social entrepreneurs’ to teachers who have created social value in the contexts of socio-economic and educational deprivation. Such teachers develop innovative practices that are tailored to their situations, in order to address issues like poor demand for education in the community; social barriers to enrolment, particularly of girls, social problems that spill into the educational domain; lack of resources for education and poor schooling environments. While the teachers do tend to form a new identity which is defined by a mix of educational and social leadership qualities, their social entre-preneurial and innovative behaviour tends to be circumscribed in its impact. A policy entrepreneurship focus that encourages diffusion processes, which are different from those of the innovation generation, allows the pooling and sharing of locally effective social entrepreneurship practices, and contributes to wider social impact.

Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1177/097135570901800205

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