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Social Economy

The main idea of this learning scenario is to familiarize students with the new forms of social and cooperative economy emerging in Greece and Europe, under the decisive contribution of new information and communication technologies, and help them to understand the "social economy" as a dynamic field of sustainable development, but also of entrepreneurship and innovation. For this purpose, a series of activities are proposed, with specific objectives the understanding of what "is social economy", and the mapping of its different forms and the corresponding types of social enterprises. In the same perspective, students will be facilitated to think and to suggest forms of social enterprises, to assess the chances of business success, to devise ways of organization, operation, and networking of them with the market. Furthermore, students will be encouraged to reflect on the social and cultural importance of social economy for their personal development, but also for the sustainable development and the social cohesion of local communities, and the wider Greek and European society. In psycho-social level, the aim of the scenario is to cultivate among students simultaneously the social consciousness and entrepreneurial spirit, and bring up their potential relationship, as it emerges in concepts such as “corporate responsibility”, “business ethics”, “fair trade”, and “consumption awareness”. Finally, in a meta-cognitive level, the main objectives of this project are to encourage and foster the critical thinking, the research "curiosity", and the reflexivity of the students, and to enforce their ability to connect the theoretical with practical knowledge.