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Community Engagement in Business Education: Addressing Sustainability Issues Through Student-Team Consulting

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: A private university incorporated community engagement in a business capstone course that connected students with the local community, exposed them to sustainability challenges, and showed the inherent value of community engagement. The business capstone is a project-based course where students engage in student-team business consulting, working with local non-profit organizations. The non-profit organizations address social, environmental, and economic issues faced by residents who represent underserved populations in marginalized communities. The goal is to develop socially responsible business leaders with a global mindset. Learning is not only deepened, students are rewarded with a sense of empowerment to do good for society.

Source: Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice

DOI: 10.33423/jhetp.v24i7.7381

Author: Kenneth E. Williams

Institution: Kettering University

Language: English

Topic: Service-Learning and Community Engagement

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4404619254

FWCI: 2.542

Cites: 24

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10