Educational Platforms as a Tool for Advancement and Development of Social Entrepreneurship in Russia

The dissertation research presents an analysis of the formation and development of social entrepreneurship in Russia against the background of the scope of educational programs as infrastructure element in supporting this phenomenon in Russia. The experience of the implementation of existing educational programs in the field of social entrepreneurship and their typology are proposed. The relevance of this research is caused by studying of increasing popularity of educational resources for social entrepreneurs and identifying patterns between the use of these resources and the promotion of social entrepreneurship phenomenon in Russia. As a result of an empirical study conducted by the method of expert interviews and a quantitative survey, the peculiarities of studying on educational programs are revealed and analyzed the results of their impact on the promotion of social entrepreneurship phenomenon in Russia. The justified importance of educational programs as a tool for the promotion, development and popularization of the phenomenon under study. The author explains the revealed regularity and analyzes the recommendations made by experts. Keywords: social entrepreneurship, educational platforms, social entrepreneurship studying, infrastructure of advancement and development, promotion of social entrepreneurship.