Papers by Naira Libermann
Emerald Publishing Limited eBooks, Jul 7, 2022
As educators, an incredibly rewarding feeling is noticing social impact projects emerging from ou... more As educators, an incredibly rewarding feeling is noticing social impact projects emerging from our studentsthe ones that go beyond campus and make a difference in society. This is only possible through entrepreneurial mindset development, which is not exclusively connected to new business creation. The understanding that entrepreneurship goes beyond businesses creation has gotten increasing attention over the years. However, especially in Higher Education, embracing this concept is not easy. Many universities have business incubators or tech parks, but the idea behind them is mostly connected to the ambition of owning a business. How about those who would like to be intrapreneurs, or haven't imagined themselves as owning a company, but are willing to make an impact? In the current higher education context, entrepreneurship is a differential. It means being able to connect individual, group, and organizational competencies to societal needs. And our society needs this so much! That was the motivation behind the creation of IDEAR, an Interdisciplinary Lab for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) that we both helped to found. More than a project, it has been an incredible journey, that is truly connected to what motivates us in being educators.
Handbook of Research on the Influence and Effectiveness of Gamification in Education
Game strategies have been used in educational contexts to enhance engagement. This research discu... more Game strategies have been used in educational contexts to enhance engagement. This research discusses a higher education experience using an online tailor-made card game to develop entrepreneurial competencies within health students on an online course. The project counted 892 participants from 12 different health majors and is analyzed to address the following research question: How can playful strategies assist in developing students' entrepreneurial competencies in higher education, especially those focused on a social change goal? The research is qualitative exploratory based on a case study with a non-probabilistic sampling. The findings indicate the implemented strategies greatly enhanced the student engagement and co-responsibility in their learning processes, along with the expansion of interaction and experimentation.
Estudios de economía, 2018
The long-run economic performance of Latin America has been unsatisfactory especially in comparis... more The long-run economic performance of Latin America has been unsatisfactory especially in comparison with other emerging economies, which have been able to "catch up" with developed countries. The historically low innovation and dynamic entrepreneurship rates have been identified as two of the main reasons for this situation. In this paper, we present a synthetic but comprehensive review of the empirical literature related to these topics in the region, as well as the results of the main impact evaluations performed to assess innovation and entrepreneurship policies implemented in Latin America. This review, together with the identification of unexplored or underexplored areas of research, is functional to introducing the investigations that are part of this special issue.
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Papers by Naira Libermann