CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTER
SUBMISSIONS
BOOK
“Strategic Role Of Tertiary Education And Technologies For Sustainable
Competitive Advantage”
A book edited by Dr. Patricia Ordoñez de Pablos (University of Oviedo, Spain),
and Robert D. Tennyson (University of Minnesota, USA)
To be published by IGI Global http://bit.ly/KmSeLi
Introduction
According to OECD (2008), tertiary education policy is increasingly important on national
agendas as it is a major driver of economic competitiveness in an increasingly knowledgedriven global economy. Countries must raise higher-level employment skills to sustain a
globally competitive research base and to improve knowledge dissemination in societies.
Education contributes both to social and economic development through four major missions:
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The formation of human capital (primarily through teaching);
The building of knowledge bases (primarily through research and knowledge
development);
The dissemination and use of knowledge (primarily through interactions with
knowledge users); and
The maintenance of knowledge (inter-generational storage and transmission of
knowledge).
Learning technologies play a strategic role in the achievement of a competitive advance
through knowledge-based resources.
Although not all countries are in the same position, a number of trends within tertiary
education emerged. This proposed book aims to analyze these emerging trends in education
and offer case studies. Among others, these trends are:
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Expansion of tertiary education systems
More heterogeneous student bodies
Diversification of provision (new institutions, new offerings and new delivery modes)
New sources of funding
More focus on performance and reporting of research outcomes
Global networking, mobility and collaboration for knowledge sharing
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The book will focus also focus on seeking to expand and improve their entrepreneurship
teaching and knowledge-transfer activities, and for policy makers who wish to provide
appropriate support initiatives and frameworks.
To meet the emerging challenges new information technologies can have a key role. The book
will explore the impact of e-learning and web 2.0 on educational challenges.
Topics of interest for the book
The book will be structured into 5 main sections:
Section 1: Education policies and systems in countries and regions
Section 2: The role of higher education in entrepreneurship and economic development
Section 3: University knowledge transfer and the role of academic spin-offs
Section 4: Learning technologies as drivers of innovation in economies
Section 5: Translating innovation into jobs: Being globally competitive and regionally engaged
Section 6: Challenges and trends in education
Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Academic spin-offs
Digital literacy
Education and economic competitiveness
Education policies
E-learning
Higher education and entrepreneurship
Information technologies
Information and communication technologies (ICT) and poverty reduction
Knowledge sharing and/or transfer in universities
Learning spaces
Organizational learning and unlearning
Personalized learning
Tertiary education
Trends in education
Submission Procedure
Chapter proposals (2 pages) are expected by July 1, 2012. Full chapters (20-25 pages)
are expected to be submitted by September 15, 2012. All submitted chapters will be
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reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve
as reviewers for this project.
Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.),
publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference) and
“Medical Information Science Reference” imprints. For additional information
regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated
to be released in 2013.
Important Dates
July 1, 2012
September 15, 2012
October 15, 2012
November 1, 2012
November 30, 2012
Book Chapter Proposal Submission
Full Chapter Submission
Review Results to Authors
Revised Chapter Submission
Final Acceptance Notifications
Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically to:
Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos
University of Oviedo, Spain
E-mail: patriop@uniovi.es
With CC to:
Robert D. Tennyson
University of Minnesota, USA
Email: rtenny@umn.edu
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