Abstract:

Topicality of the research springs from the growing value of social entrepreneurship in education not only as socio pedagogical but also economical and organizational phenomenon.

The purpose of the paper is to identify theoretical, methodological and technological features of teaching lecturers social entrepreneurship within the Master's degree program.

The essential method of the research is making comparative analysis of literature, which makes it possible to consider the main features and characteristics of social entrepreneurship, analyze European best practices of teachers’ entrepreneurial education, and consider the prospects for using this experience in teaching social entrepreneurship in Russia.

The article presents results of development and implementation of the training program "Social Entrepreneurship in Education". Anticipated results of this training are given as a list of competencies. Program content and list of educational technologies based on modern approaches (such as like student-centered, problem-oriented and project ones) are also presented.

The materials of the article are of practical value for various categories of academics who develop and implement entrepreneurial training programs for teachers working in educational establishment of different kinds, professors, researchers and postgraduate students who study problems of teaching social entrepreneurship in Master's degree's program in pedagogy.

Keywords:

Social entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial education, preparation for social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship in education.