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Social Innovation in Higher Education : Landscape, Practices, and Opportunities.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Păunescu, Carmen.
Other Authors: Lepik, Katri-Liis., Spencer, Nicholas.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2021.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Social Innovation in Higher Education
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1: Introduction: An Overview of the Research
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Context and Goal
  • 3 Distinctiveness and Primary Contributions
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Facets of Social Innovation in Higher Education
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Role of Higher Education in Society
  • 2.1 Need for New Roles for Higher Education Institutions
  • 2.2 Community Engagement in Higher Education
  • 2.3 Leading Innovation through Community Engagement
  • 3 Higher Education and Social Innovation
  • 3.1 Concept of Social Innovation in Education
  • 3.2 Practical Dimensions of Social Innovation in Higher Education
  • 4 Conclusions and Recommendations
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Pathways towards Enhancing HEIś Role in the Local Social lnnovation Ecosystem
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Social Innovation: Short Introduction
  • 2.1 Social Innovation Ecosystem in Croatia
  • 3 Institute for Social Policy as Space for Fostering Social Innovation Ecosystem
  • 3.1 Service-Learning Program: Exemplary Case
  • 4 Discussion: Thatś One Small Step for HEI, One Big Leap for Social lnnovation Ecosystem?
  • 5 Conclusion: Why Does HEI Matter in Social Innovation Ecosystem?
  • References
  • On-Line Documents
  • Chapter 4: Digital Transformation in Higher Education Institutions as a Driver of Social Oriented Innovations
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Digital Transformation
  • 2.1 Digital Transformation in HEIs
  • 2.2 Challenges of the Digital Age for Universities
  • 3 Social Innovations in HEIs: The Role of the Digital Transformation
  • 3.1 Social Innovation and the HEIs ́Third Mission
  • 3.2 Digital Learning
  • 4 Digital Transformation of University Forced by Pandemics: A Study from Slovakia
  • 4.1 The Research Design
  • 4.2 Results
  • 5 Discussion
  • 6 Conclusions
  • References.
  • Chapter 5: Design of a Social Innovation Competence Framework to Educate Entrepreneurs in Developing on the International Stage
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Background and Related Work
  • 2.1 Social Entrepreneurship-Specific Competence for Internationalization
  • 3 Methodology
  • 3.1 Phase 1: ISSA Competence Framework, Training Package and Scenarios: Social Entrepreneurs and Start-Ups Going International
  • 4 Results
  • 4.1 Spotting Opportunities
  • 4.2 Mobilising Resources
  • 4.3 Cultural Awareness
  • 4.4 Ability to Identify Social Problems
  • 5 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Higher Education Practices for Social Innovation and Sustainable Development
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 State of the Art
  • 2.1 Theoretical Approach
  • 2.2 Sustainable Development Goals and Social Innovation
  • 3 Practices for Social Innovation and Sustainable Development
  • 3.1 Examples of Best Practices in the Czech Republic
  • 3.2 Examples of Best Practices in the Croatia
  • 4 Discussion and Conclusions
  • References
  • Journal Articles
  • Chapter 7: The Role of Higher Education Institutions in Development of Social Entrepreneurship: The Case of Tallinn University...
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 HEIs ́Role in the Social Entrepreneurship Field Development
  • 2.1 The Role of HEIs in Social Entrepreneurship Processes
  • 2.2 Social Entrepreneurship Field in Estonia
  • 2.3 Main Actors in Social Enterprises ́Ecosystem
  • 3 The Case Study Approach
  • 3.1 Case Study Research Design
  • 3.2 Design of the Social Entrepreneurship Masterś Program
  • 3.3 Survey Results
  • 3.4 Interviews ́Findings
  • 4 Discussion and Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 8: Fostering Research with Societal Impact in Higher Education Institutions: A Review and Conceptualization
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Defining and Understanding Research with Societal Impact
  • 2.1 Defining Societal Impact of Research.
  • 2.2 Assessing the Societal Impact of Research
  • 3 A Framework for Managing Research with Societal Impact in Higher Education Institutions
  • 3.1 HEIs ́Ecosystemic Role in Producing Research with Societal Impact
  • 3.2 Illustrations of HEIs ́Strategic Objectives in Impactful Research
  • 3.3 Societal Impact through the Lens of Researcher
  • 4 HEI Management Framework for Producing Research with Societal Impact
  • 5 Conclusion and Implications for HEI Management
  • References
  • Chapter 9: The Role of Higher Education in Creating Socially Responsible Innovations: A Case Study of the EIT Food RIS Consume...
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Third Mission of Universities
  • 3 Socially Responsible Innovations
  • 4 Universities and Socially Responsible Innovations
  • 5 Experiences of EIT Food RIS Consumer Engagement Labs Project
  • 6 University-Led Co-Creation Project and Socially Responsible Innovations
  • 7 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 10: Defining `Responsible ́in Responsible Research and Innovation: The Case of Quadruple Helix Innovation in the Energ...
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 RRI and Stakeholders: The Perspective of the Helices
  • 3 An Analytical Framework: Perceptions and the Role of Stakeholders in RRI
  • 3.1 RRI in Higher Education Institutions and Research Institutes
  • 3.2 RRI in Industry or Business
  • 3.3 RRI and Public Policy Actors
  • 3.4 RRI in Citizens and Civil Societies
  • 4 Method and Data
  • 5 RRI in the Quadruple Helix of Innovation in the Tampere Region
  • 5.1 The Roles of Stakeholders in Finnish National Innovation
  • 5.2 The Aim of Tampere Innovation Activities and the Role of Stakeholders in Regional Innovation Strategy
  • 5.3 Responsible Research and Innovation in a Helix: a Stakeholder View
  • 6 Discussion and Conclusion
  • Appendix 1 Interviewees
  • Higher Education (Academia)
  • Public Research Institutes (Academy).
  • City and Region (Government or Public Agency)
  • Business (Industry)
  • References
  • Chapter 11: A Human-Centric Co-creation Platform for Solving Wicked Social Challenges
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Quadruple Helix Framework for Co-solving Complex Social Problems
  • 3 Data and Methods
  • 4 DiakHub: Co-Creative Solutions for Vulnerable Groups
  • 5 DiakHub Activity in Practice: Co-Creating a Youth-Centred Digital Service Zekki
  • 6 Discussion
  • 7 Conclusion
  • References
  • Journal Articles
  • Book and Book Chapters
  • On-Line Documents
  • Chapter 12: ``Thinking outside the Box:́́ Social Innovations Emerging from Academic Nursing-Community Partnerships
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Social Innovation and Nursing
  • 2.1 A Slice of Nursing History
  • 2.2 Global Nursing Citizen
  • 2.3 Population-Based Nursing: Community and Public Health Nursing
  • 2.4 Community Members: Populations at Risk and their Needs
  • 3 Methods
  • 4 Results
  • 4.1 Methodology to Obtain Community Input
  • 4.2 The Need for Mutual Benefits among Partners
  • 4.3 Sustainability and its Link to the Focus and Types of Projects
  • 5 Discussion
  • 6 Conclusion
  • References
  • Journal Articles
  • Book and Book Chapters
  • On-Line Documents
  • Chapter 13: Social Innovation in Higher Education from a Disability Studies Perspective
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Theoretical Framework
  • 3 From Participatory Research to Co-productive Service Development through Participatory Teaching
  • 3.1 Participatory Research
  • 3.2 Participatory Teaching and Inclusive Seminars
  • 3.3 Participatory Innovation
  • 4 Conclusions and Plans for the Future
  • References
  • Journal Articles
  • Book and Book Chapters
  • Chapter 14: Possibilities of Social Bonds Using to Finance Higher Education Institutions
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Background and Theoretical Framework of Social Investment through Impact Bonds.
  • 3 Social Impact Bonds Feasibility Criteria
  • 4 Opportunities for Using Sources of Funding Based on Public-Private Partnerships in Latvian Higher Education
  • 5 Approaches to Social Impact Bonds Issue for Funding of Higher Education Institutions
  • 6 Conclusion
  • References
  • On-Line Documents.

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