Other Resources (Back up with the previous content on 01/19/2023)

OTHER RESOURCES

Here we included information about other resources that may complement the e-book and additional stories included in this collection.   Some of these resources are OER (that is, open-access and possibly also modifiable), while others will need to be purchased and used according to their copyright agreement.  Here you can find a list of these resources, along with brief descriptions and links to the resource itself whenever open-access.

We also invite users to contribute to this section by suggesting additional materials to be included in addition to those already listed, by following the directions included in the “Guidelines for Contributions”.  All submissions will be reviewed by the editors to select which ones will be included in this section.

In addition to being able to sort stories by the last name of the featured educator or first author, the following “tags” have been used to categorize these stories:

  • Context of the innovation: K-12 education; higher education (HE); non-profit; business; other 
  • Subject’s role/position: CEO; leader in the organization; academic dean; HE administrator; k-12 school leader; K-12 teacher; elementary teacher; secondary teachers; HE faculty; consultant; other
  • Type of innovation: 
    • new organization/for-profit; new organization/not-for-profit
    • long-term venture/new branch; long-term venture/new business line; long-term venture/new program; long-term venture/new service
    • one-time/facilities; one-time/dissemination; one-time/transformational initiative; one-time/learning experience; one-time/termination 
    • changing norms/individual practices; changing norms/systemic change 
    • other:  not fitting in any of the previous categories 
  • Additional materials available: we indicated if any of the following materials are available, and if so provide a link to it: annotated version; commentaries

Additional open-access resources (with links)

Here are other OER materials created to complement the e-book and the additional stories – which can be copied and adapted as needed for specific assignments.

(by Raffaella Borasi & Constance Flahive; included in our e-book)
These tables, derived from our cross-case analysis and included in Chapter 13 of our e-book, could be used to guide the in-depth analysis of new stories of educational innovations when focussing on specific stages of the process of initiating an innovation (based on the model shown in Chapter 13).  Instructors may choose to modify any of these tables to show only a subset of targeted practices and/or to include additional mindsets/practices suggested by other stories.

  • TABLE: Practices to come up with ideas for worthwhile innovations (based on Table 13.1)
  • TABLE: Practices to evaluate whether idea is worth pursuing (based on Table 13.2) 
  • TABLE: Practices to make a final decisions about whether and how to pursue the innovation  (based on Table 13.3)
  • TABLE: Practices to develop plans (based on Table 13.4)
  • TABLE: Practices to gather the resources needed to launch the initiative  (based on Table 13.5)
  • TABLE: Practices to implement the initiative  (based on Table 13.6)
  • TABLE: Practices to monitor the initiative  (based on Table 13.7)
  • TABLE: Practices to ensure long-term sustainability  (based on Table 13.8)
  • TABLE: Practices to increase the initiative’s impact  (based on Table 13.9)
  • Document including all previous lists 

(by Raffaella Borasi & Constance Flahive; included in our e-book)
These tables, derived from our cross-case analysis and included in Chapter 11 of our e-book, could be used to guide the in-depth analysis of new stories of educational innovations focusing on specific areas of practice for entrepreneurial educators; depending on the story, context, and/or goals of the activity, any of these tables could be modified to show only a subset of the practices identified in our case-studies and/or include additional ones.  

  • TABLE: Entrepreneurial practices related to vision  (based on Table 11.1)
  • TABLE: Entrepreneurial practices related to dealing with opportunities  (based on Table 11.2)
  • TABLE: Entrepreneurial practices related to risk-taking  (based on Table 11.3)
  • TABLE: Entrepreneurial practices related to dealing with fiscal resources  (based on Table 11.4)
  • TABLE: Entrepreneurial practices related to dealing with human resources  (based on Table 11.5)
  • TABLE: Entrepreneurial practices related to dealing with growth  (based on Table 11.6)

(by Raffaella Borasi; included in our e-book)
This table, derived from our cross-case analysis and included in Chapter 12 of our e-book, could be used as a reference to classify innovations undertaken by the same entrepreneurial educator or a group of them. Instructors may choose to modify this table to include only a subset of targeted types of innovation and/or to include other types of innovations suggested by other stories.     

  • TABLE: Common types of educational innovations (based on Table 12.4) 

This 1-hour documentary follows Lynn Gatto’s class over the period of a year, showing in action a number of innovative learning experiences, including their field trip to Kentucky.

Other resources requiring purchase

In this section we have listed a short selection of published books and articles that we and other users have found useful, but would need to be purchased and used according to traditional copyright rules.

  • a. Bornstein, D. (2004).  How to change the world: Social entrepreneurs and the power of new ideas.  New York: Oxford University Press. 
    This book includes many inspirational stories of social entrepreneurs; although only one of those stories showcases an educator, it is interesting to look at these stories in comparison to the stories of educational innovations included in this OER collection.
  • b. Leisey, D., & Lavaroni, C. (2000). The educational entrepreneur: Making a difference. San Rafael, CA: Edupreneur Press.
    This book collects several stories of entrepreneurs that started new businesses related to education.

  • a. Brown, R., & Cornwall, J. (2000). The entrepreneurial educator. Lanham, MD:  Scarecrow Press.
    This book well complements the stories included in our E-book by discussing principles and strategies that can inform the activities of an education change agent.
  • b. Hess, F. M. (Ed.) (2006). Educational entrepreneurship: Realities, challenges, possibilities. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press
  • c. Hess, F. M. (Ed.) (2008).  The Future of Educational Entrepreneurship:  Possibilities for School Reform.  Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.
    Bornstein's next book on social entrepreneurship
  • d. Bygrave, W. & Zacharakis, A. (2004). The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship (3rd ed.).   Mississauga, Ontario: John Wiley & Sons.
    Among the many books and textbooks about business entrepreneurship, we have found this one most useful to use together with our e-book to stimulate comparisons between entrepreneurship in education and in business.