A Criteria Catalog of Innovation Facilities at Higher Education Institutes: An Observational Approach
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Memon, Atia Bano [2] ; Memon, Shakeel Ahmed [1]
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[1] University of Sindh
University of Sindh
Pakistán
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[2] University of Sindh ; University of Leipzig
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- Localización: Multidisciplinary Journal for Education, Social and Technological Sciences, ISSN-e 2341-2593, Vol. 9, Nº. 2, 2022, págs. 103-122
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
The present paper deals with designing a criteria catalog for the definition and characterization of academic innovation facilities established within premises of higher education institutes. The in-depth content analysis of available scientific literature on the topic and web description of existing innovation facilities from their official websites is carried out following a purposive observational approach. As a result, a criteria catalog of 12 aspects including 6 functional and 6 structural aspects along with their possible field configurations is devised and proposed herein. The proposed catalog should assist in defining a particular innovation facility in more standardized manner and thereby serve as a guideline for planning and establishing new academic innovation facilities. The catalog should also enable to cross-compare and distinguish multiple innovation facilities across different geographies in order to reveal their relative strengths and weaknesses.
