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Download the Hanbook -> Ashoka Teaching Resource Toolkit

As advocates for social entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurship education throughout our careers, we have gathered a plethora of resources for both faculty new to the field of social entrepreneurship and seasoned veterans who blazed the trail in the early twenty first century.  The first version of the Social Entrepreneurship Teaching Resources Handbookwas published in January 2004 and included twenty schools actively teaching social entrepreneurship courses.  The expanded version is a culmination of the Social EntrepreneurshipTeaching Resources Handbookprepared in partnership with Ashoka’s Global Academy for Social Entrepreneurship. Bill Drayton, founder of Ashoka said we are at a tipping point in social entrepreneurship.  The growth of the sector now includes over 350 professors who are actively teaching or researching in social entrepreneurship from more than 35 countries, with over 30 national and
international competitions, 800 different articles and 200 cases used in social entrepreneurship courses.
Our efforts are to consolidate the number of resources available and to catalogue the growing cadre of academics around the world who are collectively building the field of social entrepreneurship. In completing the research on social entrepreneurship programs and faculty, we are inspired by the commitment to teach students how to embrace social entrepreneurship as a career option to make a difference in the world.

As individuals seek to find meaningful careers, social entrepreneurs provide an opportunity for young people to be as Gandhi said “the change you wish to see in the world.”
The information in the Handbookwas obtained from program directors, faculty, university websites and course syllabi.  The Handbookwill be updated on an annual basis with periodic online updates available on the University Network website at www.universitynetwork.org/handbook.  For updates or additions, please contact Debbi Brock at debbi_brock@berea.edu or send additions to the Global Faculty Directory to Marina Kim mkim@ashoka.org at Ashoka.  We encourage your feedback for future editions of the Handbookto share best practices from around the globe.

Social entrepreneurs face unlimited opportunities for creating a better world in which to live, and educators play a vital role in optimizing their impact on society.  We welcome you to this edition of our Social Entrepreneurship Teaching Resources Handbookand hope it will be an effective tool for advancing social entrepreneurship for each of you.
Debbi D. Brock  - Berea College
Marina Kim - Global Academy University Programs
Susan Davis  - Global Academy Chair, Ashoka

“Be the change you
wish to see in the world.”