Social Entrepreneurship Fieldwork: Student self-reported outcomes

Katelyn Holmes, Abdalla Nassar, Khanjan MehtaHumanitarian Engineering and

Social Entrepreneurship (HESE) ProgramThe Pennsylvania State University

Global Developmental Challenges

HESE Academic Program

Convergence for Impact

Concepts, Disciplines and Epistemologies Cultures and Countries

Learning, Research and Engagement

Academia, Industry, Govts & Nonprofits

Design Affordable Greenhouses

$250 Solar Food Dryers$200 Solar Food Dryers

Current employees

7

Eunice Ann Salome Margaret Lillian Ann

Current Mashavu Social Franchisees

Mashavu $10 Dermascope

2 Cent Test Strip for UTI Detection

Design with CommunitiesCommercialize for Markets

HESE Coursework

Cert. in HESE | Minor in ENTI: Social Eship

Design for Developing

Communities

HESE1

HESE2

HESE3

HESE4

eplum Model of Engagement

BIOE401

ME440

ED509

ENGL 202C

80Students

ED100

Ind496

BA301

EE403

400Students

`HESE: Student Experience

Research Glazing SubstitutesResearching Glazing Substitutes

Classroom to Metal ShopClassroom to Metal Shop

Radical Collaboration

Radical Collaboration

Programmatic Learning Outcomes

1. Human-Centered + Context-Driven Design2. Social Entrepreneurship3. Global Engagement4. Systems Thinking5. Ethical Reflection6. Multidisciplinary Teamwork7. Communication8. Scholarly Research and Publication

Pre-Post Surveys

Mehta, K., Zappe, S., Brannon, M., Zhao, Y., " An Educational and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem to Actualize Technology-Based Social Ventures”, Special Issue of Advances in Engineering Education on Engineering Entrepreneurship Education (Under Review)

Pre-Post Surveys

Student Reflection

1. What are the top three things you learned during your HESE trip this Summer? Please elaborate.

2. How did the HESE trip facilitate your professional development? Please provide three examples.

3. How did the HESE trip help you grow personally? Please provide three examples.

Methodology

1. Content analysis1. Coding schema developed from data2. Compared responses between four researchers, adjusted

the schema as necessary

2. Student responses and demographics imported into Nvivo

3. Themes compared within/across individuals

High-Level Coding Schema

Uniform Reporting Across Categories

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Teamwork

Understan

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Market Development

Sustainability

Networking

Managing Professional Relationships

Increased Interest in Chosen Profession

Learning or Honing Primary Field-Specific Field Set

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20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

Non-TechTech

Professional Growth

N : Civic MindednessP : Female Empowerment

Y : Made More Likely to Take RisksV : Humility

K : Admitting LimitationsO : Desire to be a Change Agent

M : Being More PositiveL : Attitudes Towards Consumption

X : Made More IndependentT : Empathy

W : Increase ConfidenceZ : Making Friends

Q : Global CitizenU : Gratitude

S : Human ConnectionR : Growth

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

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Personal Growth

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TechNon-Tech

Theory vs. Practice

Cross-Cultural Communication

25%

Communicating Non-Verbally Across Language Barrier

2%Learning New Language

11%Managing Perceptions of Privi-

lege1%

Managing Sexism, Racism, Classism

1% Navigating Local Relationships

16%

Seeing Problems from Local Perspective

7%

Understanding Norms and Habits

of Locals37%

Intercultural Competency

Intercultural Competency

Personal Development

• “Humanity and humor transcend race and culture. My best memories of the trip are of when a Kenyan and I ended up laughing at the same situations, such as Ernie and I on the back of pike-piki [015]”

• “Through building relationships with local people, I gained insight into how to view situations from a global perspective. After gaining an understanding of a different culture, I can now appreciate the complexity that goes into how a person can view a situation [65].”

Personal Development

Teamwork

• ” Even when we disagreed about something, our team would eventually reach consensus that would reach a compromise much better than any individual thought. The sum of the parts as a whole is much greater than the sum of each separately [008].”

• “As a generally passive person, I previously had problems in sticking with my decisions especially in the face of adversity. Often, I would drop my claims, just to stop the disagreement. However, the HESE trip showed me ways to keep to my resolve without letting the discussion elevate to an argument [065].”

Teamwork

Intercultural Competency

“ For instance, meetings with James Muiga of Wambugo Farms, a senior employee of a government ministry, were very informal and often involved a leisurely walk around the facilities. While meetings with executives of Taifa Sacco in their offices were more professional and structured with a clear agenda. Finally, when meeting the self-help groups in their environment the meetings had a clear agenda but unfolded in a very natural way. To sum this one up, I was already comfortable conducting business meetings, but this trip illustrated the need to adapt the meetings to the needs of the other party [056].”

Intercultural Competency

We all are blind until we seeThat in the human planNothing is worth the making ifIt does not make the man.

Why build these cities gloriousIf man unbuilded goes?In vain we build the world, unlessThe builder also grows.-Edwin Markham

Primacy of Capacity Building