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Laura Hougaz Entrepreneurs Creating Educational Innovation Case Studies From Australia Entrepreneurs Creating Educational Innovation Laura Hougaz Entrepreneurs Creating Educational Innovation Case Studies From Australia LauraHougaz StudyConnections Melbourne,VIC,Australia ISBN978-3-030-28653-8 ISBN978-3-030-28655-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28655-2 #SpringerNatureSwitzerlandAG2020 Thisworkissubjecttocopyright.AllrightsarereservedbythePublisher,whetherthewholeorpartofthe materialisconcerned,specificallytherightsoftranslation,reprinting,reuseofillustrations,recitation, broadcasting,reproductiononmicrofilmsorinanyotherphysicalway,andtransmissionorinformation storageandretrieval,electronicadaptation,computersoftware,orbysimilarordissimilarmethodology nowknownorhereafterdeveloped. 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Theregisteredcompanyaddressis:Gewerbestrasse11,6330Cham,Switzerland Preface Entrepreneurs playacritical role intheeconomy.Byidentifyingopportunities and exploitingthem,theyfulfilsocialandeconomicneeds.InAustralia,asinmanyother partsoftheworld,weareaccustomedtoprivateaswellasgovernmentinvestmentin primaryandsecondaryeducation.However,littleisgenerallyknownaboutventure capitalists and the investments that support the creation of a vigorous independent tertiaryeducationsectorandtherolethatentrepreneursplayindrivingchangeinthis sector. In many countries, including Australia, higher education is being transformed, and over recent decades, universities have been gradually facing imminent disrup- tionthroughnewtechnologiesandentrepreneurialactivities. Alongpedigreeandfinestonebuildingsofferlittledefenceagainsttherestlessinventiveness ofentrepreneurs,whoseeopportunitiestoremakethehighereducationmodelconceivedin Australiain1850(Davis,2017,p.93). Withtheincreasingdemandworldwidetoaccessqualityeducationandtrainingat both vocational and higher educational levels, coupled with the enlarged market- based competition and prioritising of qualifications and pathways, entrepreneurs with a particular interest in education have entered and expanded the market, diversifyingandinnovatingtertiaryeducationandtraininginAustraliaandinterna- tionally,capitalisingontheincreasingdesireforindividualsecurityandprosperity. Their entrepreneurial accomplishments have contributed directly to the recent and substantial growth of the independent tertiary education sector in Australia and indirectly to the economic growth of the nation. How they identify, engage with, andcaptureopportunitiesinthefieldoftertiaryeducationremainsunexplored,their entrepreneurial achievements remain largely ignored, and the independent tertiary educationsectorwhichtheyhavecreatedanddiversified,andtowhichtheymakean ongoingvaluablecontribution,remainsfundamentallyunderestimated. In this book I recognise the contribution that such entrepreneurs have made in diversifying and redefining the tertiary education landscape in Australia. I explore howandwhyentrepreneurshaveenteredanewenvironmentwhichtraditionallyhas been a public sector. I offer an understanding of the ways in which such entrepreneurs have explored, and engaged with opportunities that they have v vi Preface identifiedintertiaryeducation,andcreatednewbusinessesthatarealso,atthesame time, educational organisations. These entrepreneurs have not only created new businesses,buttheireconomicactionsarehavinganoticeablesocialandeconomic impactonthesociety,economyandeducationalprofileofAustralia. This book offers insight into the distinctive ways in which entrepreneurs have identifiednewopportunitiesintheindependenttertiaryeducationandtrainingsector andhowtheircontributionisredefiningtheAustraliantertiaryeducationsector. Part I of the book comprises an introductory chapter that provides a brief overview of the tertiary education sector in Australia, discussing the rapid growth of the independentsector and its contribution to thediversification of offerings for tertiarystudents. Part II of the book comprises seven case studies of some of Australia’s well- known independent tertiary institutions, presenting the entrepreneurs who have founded them and developed them into notable and reputable educational enterprises. The case studies are based on in-depth interviews, supported by secondary data from books, websites, magazine and newspaper articles to capture the variety and richnessofindependenteducationentrepreneurship. These case studies aim to broaden our understanding of the phenomenon of independent tertiary education in Australia and around the world and the role that entrepreneurs have played. The case studies will also make an important contribu- tiontothetopicofentrepreneurship. Melbourne,VIC,Australia LauraHougaz 24May2019 Reference Davis, G. (2017). The Australian idea of a university. Carlton, VIC: Melbourne UniversityPublishing. Acknowledgements I am grateful to the inspirational entrepreneurs who have founded independent tertiary educational institutions around Australia who contributed to this book, in particularthosewhocomprisethecasestudies,fortheirparticipationandsupportin sharingtheirpersonalandprofessionalstoriesthatunderpinthiswork. MysincereappreciationtoProfKwongLeeDow(UniversityofMelbourne)for his encouragement and constructive comments. Thanks also to Dr Peter Ryan (HigherEducationLeadershipInstitute—HELI)forhispracticalandhelpfuladvice andtoJohn-PaulHougazforhisvaluableassistanceineditingthemanuscript. On a personal note, I dedicate this book to my loving and long-time friend and partner Louis and my two wonderful and supporting children, John-Paul and Maxine,whohavesharedtheirlives,overthelastfewyears,withthisbook. Finally,Ithankmypublishers,SpringerInternationalPublishing.Iappreciatethat they believed in me to provide the leadership and knowledge to make this book a reality. vii Contents PartI Overview 1 TheTertiaryEducationLandscapeinAustralia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.1 IntroductiontoTertiaryEducationinAustralia. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.2 TheExpansionandDiversificationofTertiaryEducationin Australia. .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . 6 1.2.1 ThePublicTertiaryEducationSector. . . .. . . . . . .. . . . 6 1.2.2 TheIndependentTertiaryEducationSector. . . . . . . . . . 8 1.3 EntrepreneurshipinTertiaryEducation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2 EntrepreneursCreateEducationalInnovation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 2.1 EntrepreneursIdentifyOpportunitiesintheTertiaryEducation Sector. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . 19 2.2 TheCaseStudiesinThisBook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 PartII CaseStudies 3 DrMartinCass:JMCAcademy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 3.1 AboutJMC. . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . 31 3.2 TheEntrepreneurialJourneyBegins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 3.3 TheEducationBusinessGrows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 3.4 ATeamEffort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 3.5 JMCGrows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 3.6 MartinCass:TheEntrepreneur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 4 MathewJacobson:DucereGlobalBusinessSchool. . . . . . . . . . . . 43 4.1 AboutDucereGlobalBusinessSchool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 4.2 TheDucereFoundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 4.3 TheEntrepreneurialJourneyBegins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 4.4 FromanEducationBusinesstoMorethananEducational Enterprise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 4.5 MathewJacobson:TheEntrepreneur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 ix x Contents 5 RodJones:Navitas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 5.1 AboutNavitas. . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . 55 5.2 TheEntrepreneurialJourneyBegins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 5.3 NavitasGrows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 5.4 RodJones:TheEntrepreneur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 5.5 RecognitionforHisAchievements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 6 JulieMoss:PhotographyStudiesCollege(Melbourne). . . . . . . . . 69 6.1 AboutPhotographyStudiesCollege(Melbourne). . . . . . . . . . . 69 6.2 TheEntrepreneurialJourneyBegins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 6.3 PSCGrows. . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . 74 6.4 JulieMoss:TheEntrepreneur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 7 SarinaRusso:SarinaRussoGroup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 7.1 AbouttheSarinaRussoGroupofCompanies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 7.2 TheEntrepreneurialJourneyBegins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 7.3 TheSarinaRussoGroupGrows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 7.4 SarinaRusso:TheEntrepreneur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 7.5 RecognitionforHerAchievements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 8 GregQuigley:JazzMusicInstitute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 8.1 AboutJazzMusicInstitute(JMI). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 8.2 TheEntrepreneurialJourneyBegins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 8.3 JMIGrows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 8.4 GregQuigley:TheEntrepreneur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 9 LeanneWhitehouse:WhitehouseInstituteofDesign,Australia. . . 113 9.1 AboutWhitehouseInstituteofDesign. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 9.2 TheEntrepreneurialJourneyBegins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 9.3 WhitehouseInstituteGrows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 9.4 LeanneWhitehouse:TheEntrepreneur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 9.5 RecognitionofHerAchievements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 10 Conclusion. . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . 125 References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 About the Author Laura Hougaz is an experienced senior academic, researcher and manager with extensive experience in the public and private Australian higher education sectors. She has received university and community awardsincludingtheViceChancellor’sPrizeforExcel- lenceinInternationalisation,andhasattractedandman- agedlargeresearchprojectsandstudyprograms.Laura has published in a broad range of areas, from entre- preneurship to family business, and issues related to highereducation. xi
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