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Indigenous innovation and organizational change towards equitable higher education systems: the Canadian experience

Indigenous innovation and organizational change towards equitable higher education systems: the... Indigenous knowledges are largely absent from higher education institutions’ efforts to pursue excellence and innovation. Grounded in decolonization literature and institutional theory, this article examines how Indigenous peoples of Canada have engaged with innovation discourses in higher education. Through document analysis of 15 research-intensive Canadian universities and conversation with 13 Indigenous peoples, the article analyses political, functional, and normative pressures associated with Indigenous knowledges shaping Canadian universities. The article demonstrates how Indigenous groups have been able to push post-secondary institutions towards a normative shift in organizational structure. The article also shows how approaching innovation from decolonizing perspectives can provide a way forward for equitable higher education systems, advocating for re-imagining the dominant market economy, and focusing on learning from Indigenous worldviews that centre around reciprocity, ecological sustainability, and connection to land. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png AlterNative SAGE

Indigenous innovation and organizational change towards equitable higher education systems: the Canadian experience

AlterNative , Volume 19 (2): 11 – Jun 1, 2023

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Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2023
ISSN
1177-1801
eISSN
1174-1740
DOI
10.1177/11771801231170277
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Abstract

Indigenous knowledges are largely absent from higher education institutions’ efforts to pursue excellence and innovation. Grounded in decolonization literature and institutional theory, this article examines how Indigenous peoples of Canada have engaged with innovation discourses in higher education. Through document analysis of 15 research-intensive Canadian universities and conversation with 13 Indigenous peoples, the article analyses political, functional, and normative pressures associated with Indigenous knowledges shaping Canadian universities. The article demonstrates how Indigenous groups have been able to push post-secondary institutions towards a normative shift in organizational structure. The article also shows how approaching innovation from decolonizing perspectives can provide a way forward for equitable higher education systems, advocating for re-imagining the dominant market economy, and focusing on learning from Indigenous worldviews that centre around reciprocity, ecological sustainability, and connection to land.

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AlterNativeSAGE

Published: Jun 1, 2023

Keywords: decolonization; higher education; Indigenous innovation; organizational change

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