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Publication date: 21 February 2020

Roger Pizarro Milian and Scott Davies

The purpose of this study is to analyse the prospective impact of the future of work on universities.

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Purpose

The purpose of this study is to analyse the prospective impact of the future of work on universities.

Design/methodology/approach

Several brief case studies of heralded disruptors of higher education (HE) – including digital badges, for-profit universities and massive open online courses – are reviewed to illustrate inertial forces in the system.

Findings

The results indicate that several social forces will protect most universities from significant disruption, with the impetus for change being felt mostly in the periphery of the system.

Originality/value

The argument presented in this study serves as a corrective to claims that looming changes in the nature of work will radically disrupt universities. It calls for more nuanced theorizing about the interaction between technical and institutional forces in HE.

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On the Horizon , vol. 28 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1074-8121

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Publication date: 9 October 2017

Roger Pizarro Milian and Marc Gurrisi

The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine how entrepreneurship education is being marketed to students within the Canadian university sector.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine how entrepreneurship education is being marketed to students within the Canadian university sector.

Design/methodology/approach

A content analysis of the webpages representing 66 entrepreneurship education programs in Canada is performed.

Findings

Entrepreneurship education is found to be framed as providing students with a collaborative learning experience, useful hands-on skills with real world applications and an entrepreneurial mindset.

Research limitations/implications

This study looks at only one type of promotional material, and thus, further research is needed to triangulate its findings.

Originality/value

This is the first study that empirically examines the marketing of entrepreneurship education in Canada.

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Education + Training, vol. 59 no. 9
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0040-0912

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Publication date: 20 February 2023

Roger Pizarro Milian and Rochelle Wijesingha

Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) policies have proliferated in recent decades, but studies have repeatedly noted their inefficacy and adverse effects. To understand the…

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Purpose

Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) policies have proliferated in recent decades, but studies have repeatedly noted their inefficacy and adverse effects. To understand the potential root causes of the inefficiency of EDI policies, this study examines how they are inhabited by individuals at the ground level.

Design/methodology/approach

This study draws on data gathered through 23 in-depth interviews with instructors at Progressive U, a large research-intensive Canadian university.

Findings

The data gathered/analyzed suggest that the implementation of EDI policies at Progressive U is hindered by the absence of coercive enforcement mechanisms, skepticism about their authenticity, the over-regulation of work and unresponsive bureaucratic structures.

Originality/value

This study examines the implementation of EDI policies through the prism of the inhabited institutions perspective in organizational sociology, producing insights that help to explain why EDI policies typically fail. In doing so, it produces insights relevant to both academic researchers and practitioners in the field.

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, vol. 42 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2040-7149

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