SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A FACTOR OF FORMING INNOVATIVE THINKING OF STUDENTS
The article substantiates reasons for the formation of social entrepreneurship at modern time. Various approaches to the definition of social entrepreneurship as a scientific phenomenon and professional activity are analyzed. The article provides a comparative analysis of entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship. Emphasis is placed on the innovative nature of social entrepreneurship. The personal and professional characteristics of a social entrepreneur as a creative specialist are considered. Examples of the introduction of social entrepreneurship as a discipline are given and the results of experimental work with undergraduates are described, attention is focused on the formation of innovative thinking. In the context of the study, students’ preparation for social entrepreneurship has been updated. The researchers have held various classes with undergraduates of social work on social entrepreneurship. The emphasis is done on the basics of social entrepreneurship, signs and criteria for determining social entrepreneurship, approaches to the analysis of social entrepreneurship and typology of social-entrepreneurial spectrum organizations.