Entrepreneurial learning, Vol. 3 No. 2, 2013.
Original scientific paper
Possibilities of integration of student cooperatives and social entrepreneurship in the education process
Zdravko Tkalec
; Visoka škola za ekonomiju, poduzetništvo i upravljanje Nikola Šubić Zrinski, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Maja Quien
; Visoka škola za ekonomiju, poduzetništvo i upravljanje, „Nikola Šubić Zrinski“, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Zvjezdana Posavec
; Pučko otvoreno učilište Petar Zrinski, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
Students’ Cooperative is a form of extracurricular activities by which the students of elementary and secondary schools gain expertise, business skills and entrepreneurial attitudes, and are established by schools with the aim of production and creating new values. That way the synergic connection is formed between expert – manufacturing and business entrepreneurial knowledge and skills. Classes are conducted in a creative and interactive way and the curriculum of a school cooperative is consisted out of planning, manufacturing and market implementation of certain goods/services, and, with the respect of principles of economics, distribution of business profit. Significant component in gaining such forms of knowledge is social sustainability. Aside from expert and entrepreneurial knowledge, pupils will be socially sensitive since while conducting business they will consider the importance of ecological sustainability as well as social obligations. The integration of the concept of social entrepreneurship and school cooperatives is interesting considering the multiple benefits of the participants. Social entrepreneurship is a term that refers to business venture which tends to resolve social issues while being financially sustainable. In that way an entrepreneur can be seen as a wise and determined exploiter of social changes and movements (Martin, Osberg, 2007).
Keywords
learning method; school cooperative; social entrepreneurship; social problems
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Publication date:
1.12.2013.
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