Social Entrepreneurship Education in Social Work Colleges in Gujarat

Evaluation of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Teaching Practices

Abstract

Higher education institutions across the world are considered as the hotspot of ideas and innovation. It has influenced the local ecosystem and transformed not only the business and science and technology but also metamorphosed the social sector. The transformation in the social sector may be witnessed in the form of a wave of entrepreneurship in the social sector. This means infusing business principles in the social development sector has the potential to solve many problems the social sector has been facing for a long time. Social entrepreneurship as an area of study is at a nascent phase in India. Educational institutions across India are finding traction in this emerging area of study. Some universities have started degree programmes on social entrepreneurship. Some of them are offering it as a course within the degree programme. However, higher educational institutions have started pushing social entrepreneurship but systematic intervention is required to make such efforts more meaningful and lucrative.

 Against this backdrop, the proposed paper will assess the infusion of social entrepreneurship in the syllabus, pedagogy, and teaching practices of the Social Work Institute located in Gujarat. Social Work College in Gujarat offers undergraduates (BSW), post-graduates (MSW), and Doctoral Programme (PhD). The state of Gujarat has been chosen for the study because it is considered one of the favoured business destinations. The changes in the syllabi of the discipline of social work will be perused for the study across Gujarat. The paper’s outcome will help in knowing the actual status of social entrepreneurial education in curriculum, pedagogy, and teaching perspectives. It may also help in designing a skill-based & focused approach to prepare students for social entrepreneurship through curriculum, pedagogy & teaching practices intervention.