ERIC Number: EJ1223639
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1927-6044
EISSN: N/A
Measuring Social Innovation for Education and Resource Development in Refugee Camps: A Conceptual Study
Yesufu, Lawal; Alajlani, Sami
International Journal of Higher Education, v8 n4 p208-220 2019
The objective of this paper is to contribute to the knowledge on social innovation for education and resource development. The study combined two related constructs: social innovation and the administration of refugees in a camp environment. Existing research has studied social innovation. However, there is limited research on social innovation in the context of refugees. This study offers a comprehensive approach by defining social innovation contextually and determines if certain knowledge can be classified as social innovation. The results would indicate that social innovation projects do exist within the human resource development, political influence, social and entrepreneurial frameworks. Hence, in contributing to the theory on social innovation, further work should focus on the context in which the social innovation is studied, as the context could affect the outcome. The findings will be of value to future investments in both social innovation and social entrepreneurship, in particular within socially deprived environments.
Descriptors: Refugees, Innovation, Emergency Shelters, Labor Force Development, Entrepreneurship, Political Influences, Disadvantaged, Futures (of Society), Social Problems, Educational Development, Foreign Countries, Social Structure, Case Studies, Social Services, International Organizations, Employment, Sanitation, Water, Human Capital, Elementary Secondary Education, Problem Solving
Sciedu Press. 1120 Finch Avenue West Suite 701-309, Toronto Ontario, Canada M3J 3H7. Tel: 416-479-0028; Fax: 416-642-8548; e-mail: ijhe@scieduca; Web site: http://www.sciedupress.com/ijhe
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Jordan; Syria
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A