Table of contents

Table of contents

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PART I: Framing
1. Introduction (R. Borasi & D.E.Miller)  
2. Setting the stage (R. Borasi)  
PART II: Case studies of entrepreneurial educators in non-traditional settings

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Donna Thompson’s case: Starting a business to address unmet learning needs of adult professionals (R. Borasi, J. Che, & D.E. Miller)  

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Rod Jones’s case: Developing learning-based organizations to serve high-need communities (F.C. Jefferson & J. Duckles)  

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Gidget Hoft’s case: Creating new business ventures within a not-for-profit organization to empower individuals with disabilities (F.C. Jefferson & K. Mukhopadhyay)  
PART III: Case studies of entrepreneurial educators in schools and universities  

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Patricia Chiverton’s case: Transforming a professional school at the brink of closure (R. Borasi)  

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Ron Dow’s case: Turning the library into the learning hub of the campus (A.F. Wall & N. Varerkar)  

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Mary Rapp’s case: Achieving systemic reform in a public school (J. Fonzi & R. Borasi)  

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Ralph Spezio’s case: Adding non-traditional services in an urban elementary school to meet the needs of the “whole child” (R.Borasi, R. Vitagliano, & F. Jefferson)  

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Lynn Gatto’s case: Constructing unique learning opportunities for urban students (R. Borasi, S. Khan, & R. Vitagliano)  
PART IV: Lessons learned

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Looking across the cases: Practices related to vision, opportunities, risk, resources and growth (R.Borasi & C.Flahive)  

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Looking across the cases: Key factors impacting entrepreneurial educators’ activity (R.Borasi, C.Flahive & D.E.Miller)  

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Looking across the cases: Practices in action at specific stages of the entrepreneurial process (R.Borasi, C.Flahive & D.E.Miller)  

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Conclusions: The potential of entrepreneurship for education revisited (R.Borasi & A.F. Wall)  

References

Appendix A: Case studies’ research design (R. Borasi)

Appendix B: Selected additional stories of educational innovations

Appendix C: Opportunity Evaluation Tool

 

 

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