How to Support Co-Creation in Higher Education: The Validation of a Questionnaire

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Title: How to Support Co-Creation in Higher Education: The Validation of a Questionnaire
Language: English
Authors: Miranda de Hei, Inge Audenaerde
Source: Higher Education Studies. 2023 13(3):54-68.
Availability: Canadian Center of Science and Education. 1595 Sixteenth Ave Suite 301, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4B 3N9 Canada. Tel: 416-642-2606; Fax: 416-642-2608; e-mail: hes@ccsenet.org; Web site: http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/hes
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Higher Education, Partnerships in Education, Cooperative Learning, Questionnaires, Test Validity, Factor Analysis, Accountability, Educational Methods, Group Dynamics, Creativity, Educational Objectives, Program Evaluation, Reflection
ISSN: 1925-4741
1925-475X
Abstract: In this study, we regard co-creation as a collaborative process where students, lecturers and working field professionals from outside the university jointly develop innovative products, processes or knowledge. In co-creation all stakeholders equally contribute to the collaborative process and aim to create beneficial outcomes for each participant. Co-creation can be used as a valuable pedagogical method to support continuous interaction between learning and working in higher education to foster innovation. However, this process is not necessarily mastered by co-creation groups. In order to identify which components of this collaboration process can be further improved, we developed a questionnaire to assess co-creation processes in higher education. Students, lecturers and working field professionals participating in co-creation projects completed the questionnaire. We validated the questionnaire using a principal component analysis. The seven extracted scales proved to be sufficiently reliable. The final questionnaire consists of seven components: positive interdependence, individual accountability, collaboration, shared mental models, safe and supporting conditions, creative community, and group evaluation. We described how the tool can be used in practice.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2023
Accession Number: EJ1403496
Database: ERIC
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