Social Entrepreneurship in Education
Private Ventures for the Public Good- Authors:
- Publisher:
- 2010
Summary
Social Entrepreneurship in Education chronicles the twenty-five-year history of entrepreneurs who responded to the call of A Nation at Risk and helped launch an education industry. It tells the story of these 'education entrepreneurs' and the lessons they learned, using entrepreneurial skills to tackle public problems and improve outcomes for millions of students. This book demonstrates, firsthand, the importance of mentorship and profiles the individuals behind the businesses, highlighting the skills and characteristics that one must possess to successfully execute and operate enterprises in education. It reflects on the development of a burgeoning industry and illuminates the possibilities for applying a private sector mind-set to education. This book is fundamental for understanding the ins and outs of utilizing social entrepreneurship to improve education for American students.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2010
- ISBN-Print
- 978-1-60709-355-8
- ISBN-Online
- 978-1-60709-357-2
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 161
- Product type
- Book Titles
Table of contents
- Table of Contents No access
- Acknowledgments No access
- Preface No access
- Chapter One: Energy and Persistence Conquer All Things No access Pages 1 - 8
- Chapter Two: Bold Interventions No access Pages 9 - 24
- Chapter Three: Breaking the Mold No access Pages 25 - 36
- Chapter Four: Venturing into Education No access Pages 37 - 52
- Chapter Five: The Journey and Challenges of Scale and Profitability No access Pages 53 - 66
- Chapter Six: Mining the Gold No access Pages 67 - 84
- Chapter Seven: Boom, Bust, and Unforseen Consequences No access Pages 85 - 108
- Chapter Eight: Building Sustainable Structure for the Education Industry No access Pages 109 - 124
- Chapter Nine: Education Entrepreneurs Responding to the Call No access Pages 125 - 138
- Epilogue-Baseball, Education and Our Future No access Pages 139 - 142
- Bibliography No access Pages 143 - 144
- Additional Resources No access Pages 145 - 150
- Index No access Pages 151 - 160
- About the Author No access Pages 161 - 161





