SERNOC workshop:
Learning for and through social
entrepreneurship
Mid Sweden University
Masters’ programs in social entrepreneurship
Curriculum, pedagogy and action learning
Linda Lundgaard Andersen, professor, phd
Director, Center for Social Entrepreneurship
Roskilde University lla@ruc.dk
ROSKILDE UNIVERSITETSCENTER – Institut for Psykologi og Uddannelsesforskning
Module 1:
Social entrepreneurship in a societal
perspective
 theoretical and methodological approaches to social
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entrepreneurship, international differences and its position in the
welfare society.
theory development of social entrepreneurship interpreted in the
light of traditional understandings of entrepreneurship and
community work.
The social actors motives for a value based, social and humanistic
engagement
research within social economy and social capital and European
and American approaches to social entrepreneurship
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Module 2:
Organisational development, evaluation and
management within civil society
 how organisational development, evaluation and management are
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important components in social entrepreneurship
structure, development and functions of civil society, and how this
influences the organisational development and structure,
management conditions and interplay with the other sectors.
social entrepreneurship takes its point of departure in the logics of
civil society and rationales on market conditions – and which
consequences this may have.
strategic thinking and planning, competence development and
learning, different forms fro evaluation are a part of SE – and how
these aspects are influenced by various actors.
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Module 3:
Users, professionals and volunteers in
social entrepreneurship
 how different actors influence and form – and are influenced and
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formed by – social entrepreneurship in the crossover between civil
society, the private and public sector.
how users, volunteers and professionals can be understood,
sociologically, culturally, subjectively and in a life story perspective
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how users (clients), volunteers and actors can be understood in an
historical and international perspective
the importance of cross sector partnerships seen from an actor
perspective.
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Module 4:
Innovation within social entrepreneurship: challenges in new
partnerships between the actors from the private, public and civil
society.
 Social entrepreneurships economic and political role in the solution
of tasks within the social, health and cultural areas in cooperation
with the private and public sector.
 new ways of governance and administration, new forms of
cooperation and decision processes in which an ethical dimension is
actualised.
 Innovation management related to strategic planning and
management in social entrepreneurship by involving new theories
 The role of the third sector in the European welfare states.
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Pedagogy and learning
 4 thematic courses
 Theory of Science, methodology
 Students work: Project work including the
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Master thesis
Refleksive teams
Workshops
Action learning: consultants
Studytrip – collaborative learning
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