The perspectives on post-secondary education have followed two broad trajectories. First trajectory has looked at post-secondary education as a livelihood enhancing capability, as any economy moves towards a greater share of service sector. In this sense, knowledge economy requires ‘knowledge labourersâ.

The second trajectory on post-secondary education is rooted in the framework of life-long learning; it looks at learning new knowledge as part of being in and contributing to a knowledge society. In knowledge society, we share a ‘knowledge commons ‘which is collective pool of ideas, innovations, wisdom and theories evolved throughout humanity.

You may be interested to read

Dr. Kaustuv Kanti Bandyopadhyay

In this blog, Dr. Bandyopadhyay reflects on rethinking monitoring and evaluation in development practice. Drawing on his experience with participatory networks, he explores how organisations can move beyond compliance-driven reporting towards listening, collective learning, adaptation, accountability, and cultures that enable honest reflection.

Dr. Anshuman Karol

This blog, by Dr. Anshuman Karol, explores why the future of higher education depends on community-engaged research, global collaboration, and knowledge democracy. It highlights how Community-Based Participatory Research enables universities and communities to co-create solutions for today's interconnected social and environmental challenges.

PRIA

EpiNet: Education, Epistemic Justice and the Knowledge Commons