Towards the post-university: Centres of higher learning and creative spaces as economic development and social change agents

Authors
Citation
Jm. Feldman, Towards the post-university: Centres of higher learning and creative spaces as economic development and social change agents, ECON IND D, 22(1), 2001, pp. 99-142
Citations number
79
Categorie Soggetti
Management
Journal title
ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY
ISSN journal
0143831X → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
99 - 142
Database
ISI
SICI code
0143-831X(200102)22:1<99:TTPCOH>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A growing debate has emerged about corporations' growing influence on highe r education and universities' role as entrepreneurial agents. At the same t ime, economically peripheral regions that lack access to higher education r esources or fail to attract and retain engineers risk being marginalized in the 'informational society'. The apparent tradeoff between 'corporatizatio n' and 'marginalization' can be resolved if new spaces for higher learning and creativity are created that promote both democracy and sustainable grow th. This article outlines a strategy for creating such new intellectual spa ces by reviewing discussions about creativity, learning and innovative mili eux as well as examples of creative organizations.