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Title
An examination of social entrepreneurial competencies in the roles of live-In housing professionals
Description
With budgets on the decline, university officials are seeking alternative methods to maintain and increase the type of services provided to students. By incorporating social entrepreneurial competencies in the daily actions of university staff members, staff members will be able to perform their work more effectively and help students acquire skills such as innovative thinking, which is needed in today's society. Social entrepreneurs are defined as change agents for society; these individuals seize opportunities missed by others, improve systems, create solutions, innovate and adapt, leverage resources they do not control, and advocate for what they and others need to be successful (Ashoka, 2010a; Bornstein & Davis, 2010; Dees, 1998). Universities will be more successful in respect to helping students with a workforce of social entrepreneurs capable of leveraging resources. Through action research, this study utilized a phenomenological perspective with both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and analysis to introduce social entrepreneurial competencies to the live-in housing professionals (pro-staff) at Arizona State University (ASU) and then examined the incorporation of the competencies into the pro-staff's daily work. Ten current pro-staff participated in two phases of the study, each of which consisted of surveys and workshops. Participants' responses indicated that there are five competencies and three strengths related to social entrepreneurship that are significant to the pro-staff position and their daily work at ASU.
Date Created
2012
Contributors
- Vela, Alicia L (Author)
- Mcintyre, Lisa (Thesis advisor)
- Cook, Kevin (Committee member)
- Hesse, Marian (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
- Education (Higher)
- Entrepreneurship
- Education
- Competencies
- Hall directors
- Residence halls
- Residence Life
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Student Affairs
- Social entrepreneurship--Arizona--Phoenix Metropolitan Area--Case studies.
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Resident assistants (Dormitories)--Arizona--Phoenix Metropolitan Area--Case studies.
- Resident assistants (Dormitories)
Resource Type
Extent
xii, 207 p. : 1 ill
Language
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.14867
Statement of Responsibility
by Alicia L. Vela
Description Source
Viewed on January 25, 2013
Level of coding
full
Note
Partial requirement for: Ed. D., Arizona State University, 2012
Note type
thesis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-108)
Note type
bibliography
Field of study: Higher and postsecondary education
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