Making Change

Tina P. Kruse, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Educational Studies at Macalester College. Whether in the role of college professor, academic advisor, or education consultant, Dr. Kruse focuses on facilitating others to reach their potential. She specializes in the cognitive, social, and emotional development of young adult students, as well as in enhancing community-based, experiential learning.

• Introduction Section I: The Context for Youth Social EntrepreneurshipChapter 1: Social Entrepreneurship: An OverviewChapter 2: The Asset-Focus of Youth Social EntrepreneurshipChapter 3: The Problem in Youth Social EntrepreneurshipChapter 4: The Potential of Youth Social EntrepreneurshipSection I Focal Case Examples Section II: Youth Social Entrepreneurship's Potential for All YouthChapter 5: Youth Social Entrepreneurship as Youth Development for All YouthChapter 6: Youth Cultures and ContextsSection II Focal Case Examples Section III: Youth Social Entrepreneurship's Role in Social JusticeChapter 7: The Economic Opportunity GapChapter 8: The Social Opportunity GapChapter 9: Addressing Systems of Power and OppressionSection III Focal Case Examples Section IV: Entrepreneurship, Employment, and Youth Social EntrepreneurshipChapter 10: Entrepreneurship EducationChapter 11: Economic TransformationChapter 12: Creating and Scaling Youth Social Entrepreneurship ProgramsSection IV Focal Case Examples Section V: Addressing the Larger Social GoodChapter 13: Community TransformationChapter 14: The Global Context for Youth Social EntrepreneurshipChapter 15: Youth Social Entrepreneurship Preparation, Education, and AdvocacySection V Focal Case Examples Appendix: Youth Programs Cited in this BookReferencesIndex

Making Change is a wonderful combination of weaving multiple perspectives and fields of study and insightful case studies into a masterful case about and for youth social entrepreneurship. Clearly positioning youth social entrepreneurship at the intersection of youth development, community development, and social entrepreneurship, the book brings in the best of each and also deals with tensions and problems directly and usefully-including the multitude of words used to describe this kind of work... The text is highly readable and will help both academics and practitioners alike make valuable connections between things they already know as well as to new areas of knowledge and practice. A major contribution I highly recommend that should be widely read and used in the years ahead.