Red Boat Spirit and Social Entrepreneurship Education in China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
2.1. SEE
2.2. SEE with IPE
2.3. The Red Education and IPE
2.4. RBS and SEE
2.5. IPE and SEE in Western Countries
3. Methodology
4. The Conceptual Model of YRDBJ
4.1. The Theoretical Basis of IPE
4.2. The Formation of YRDBJ
4.3. The Elements of IPE in YRDBJ
5. The Present State of YRDBJ
5.1. The Focus of YRDBJ
5.2. The Achievements of YRDBJ
5.2.1. The Achievements in Economy
5.2.2. The Development of the Drive to Fulfil Social Duties
5.2.3. The Enhancement of SE Competencies
5.3. The Limits Relating with the Program
5.3.1. The Limits of Understanding about the Program
5.3.2. The Limits of Implementing Entrepreneurship Business Plans
5.3.3. The Limits of Running Sustainable Entrepreneurship Businesses
5.3.4. Immature Support System from University
5.3.5. Deficiencies in the Implementation of YDBJ
6. Conclusions
6.1. The Differences between YRDBJ and the Western World’s SEE
6.2. Theoretical Value
6.2.1. Enriching the IPE
6.2.2. Enriching the Theoretical System of SEE
6.3. Practical Value
6.3.1. Echoing the Current Need to Promote RBS
6.3.2. Meeting the Urgent Need to Build an Innovative Country
6.3.3. Deepening the Reform of IPE
6.3.4. Meeting the Realistic Demand to Promote the Self-Development of University Students
6.4. Research Limitations and Future Research
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Year | Theme | The Joiner Projects of SE (1000) | The Joiner Students (1000) |
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2018 | Engaging in poverty alleviation with innovative approaches to serve rural areas. | 100 | 700 |
2019 | Engaging in community management and targeted poverty alleviation and boosting rural areas in a down-to-earth way. | 238 | 1000 |
2020 | Focusing on poverty eradication with willingness and brave attempts to engage with rural areas and suburban communities. | 242 | 1320 |
2021 | Combining RBS, SEE, and Disciplinary Education (DE) to lead educators and students to enter SE and improve rural areas. | 400 | 1810 |
2022 | Combining IPE, DE, and SEE to inherit RBS, leading educators and students to take action regarding innovation, starting a business in modern agriculture using new technology, new medical science, and new humanities and social sciences, in a down-to-earth way. | 790 | 3300 |
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Chicago/Turabian StyleYuan, Chih-Hung, Dajiang Wang, and Hsiang-Hua Su. 2023. "Red Boat Spirit and Social Entrepreneurship Education in China" Sustainability 15, no. 6: 5030. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065030