TY - JOUR
T1 - Beyond the learning region
T2 - A new direction for conceptualizing the relation between space and learning
AU - Rutten, R.P.J.H.
AU - Boekema, F.W.M.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The learning region has been unsuccessful in delivering its main ambition of conceptualizing the relation between space and learning. Taking the region as the level of analysis biased the learning region towards learning in regional networks up to the point where it conflates regions with networks. As learning is a process of social interaction between individuals, innovation networks of individuals are suggested as the alternate level of analysis. The spatial dimension of innovation networks is two-fold. Their reach may vary between the local and the global. Second, regional social capital and norms and values affect learning as they are brought into the networks by spatially sticky individuals.
AB - The learning region has been unsuccessful in delivering its main ambition of conceptualizing the relation between space and learning. Taking the region as the level of analysis biased the learning region towards learning in regional networks up to the point where it conflates regions with networks. As learning is a process of social interaction between individuals, innovation networks of individuals are suggested as the alternate level of analysis. The spatial dimension of innovation networks is two-fold. Their reach may vary between the local and the global. Second, regional social capital and norms and values affect learning as they are brought into the networks by spatially sticky individuals.
U2 - 10.1080/09654313.2013.733505
DO - 10.1080/09654313.2013.733505
M3 - Article
VL - 21
SP - 722
EP - 734
JO - European Planning Studies
JF - European Planning Studies
SN - 0965-4313
IS - 5
ER -