Higher Education for Social
Entrepreneurship Competencies in the Quadruple Helix
Framework: Co-construction in Open Innovation
Abel García-González Escuela de Humanidades y
Educación Tecnológico de Monterrey Monterrey México
abelgar.g@gmail.com
María Soledad Ramírez Montoya Escuela de Humanidades y Educación
Tecnológico de Monterrey Monterrey México solramirez@tec.mx
OUTLINE
• Context and theoretical framework
• Research objective
• Research approach and method
• Dissertation status
• Current and expected contributions
CONTEXT
• Transformation of education to train competent human capital for the knowledge society era.
• Education for creativity, entrepreneurship and critical thinking.
• Social responsibility of University.
RESEARCH FRAMEWORK
Social entrepreneu
rship
Competencie s
Experiential learning
training models Linkage:
open innovation
and the quadruple helix model
• Multidisciplinary teams which
develop innovative products of the
collaborative work of a group.
• Interaction among university-industry- government-society.
• To create , sustain, distribute and
disseminate social or environmental value.
• Competencies: set of Knowledge,
skills and attitudes.
• Construction of knowledge, value, and skill from direct
experience.
RESEARCH OBJETIVE
To assess the extent to which social
entrepreneurship competencies are
developed with experiential learning
training models that promote the
participation of students in projects related to university- industry-government-
civil society.
Analyze entrepreneu
r profiles
Conceptualizati ons of stakeholders
Innovative training model for the development of
social
entrepreneurship competencies
Cases of linking projects
RESEARCH APPROACH AND METHOD
Mixed method study
Phase 2 Phase 1
QUAN QUAL QUAN qual
Develop ment linkert
scale
Focus group &
intervie ws explorat
ion
Linkert scale
(pre- post)
Intervie ws observa
tion, rubric Intention
al sampling
*entreprene urs
*employers
*stakeholde rs *experts
*teachers
*students
Variables
*Social
entrepreneurshi p competencies
*University linkage processes
*Training
(educational) models
(experiential learning)
DISSERTATION STATUS
• Development of the theoretical framework.
• Delimitation of the nature and dimension of the subject of study.
• Construction of the methodological proposal.
CURRENT AND EXPECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
• To provide value knowledge that allows higher education institutions, and others, to find guidelines to develop the competencies required by 21st century society in their students.
• To contribute to the field of study of education for social entrepreneurship.
• To create a training model for the development of social entrepreneurship competencies through the linkage with external agents in univertisy.
THANK YOU
• Abel García-González
• Escuela de Humanidades y Educación Tecnológico de
Monterrey
• Monterrey México
• abelgar.g@gmail.com
María Soledad Ramírez Montoya Escuela de Humanidades y Educación
Tecnológico de Monterrey Monterrey México solramirez@tec.mx
