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Measuring Social Innovation for Education and Resource Development in Refugee Camps: A Conceptual Study

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  • Lawal Yesufu
  • Sami Alajlani

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The objective of this paper is to contribute to the knowledge on social innovation for education and resource development. Â The study combined two related constructs- social innovation and the administration of refugees in a camp environment. Existing research has studied social innovation. However, there is limited research on social innovation in the context of refugees. This study offers a comprehensive approach by defining social innovation contextually and determines if certain knowledge can be classified as social innovation. The results would indicate that social innovation projects do exist within the human resource development, political influence, social and entrepreneurial frameworks. Hence, in contributing to the theory on social innovation, further work should focus on the context in which the social innovation is studied, as the context could affect the outcome. The findings will be of value to future investments in both social innovation and social entrepreneurship, in particular within socially deprived environments.

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  • Lawal Yesufu & Sami Alajlani, 2019. "Measuring Social Innovation for Education and Resource Development in Refugee Camps: A Conceptual Study," International Journal of Higher Education, Sciedu Press, vol. 8(4), pages 208-208, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:jfr:ijhe11:v:8:y:2019:i:4:p:208
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