Quadruple Helix: Co-Creation Power for Driving Sustainable Innovation
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This review article aims to analyze and synthesize the Quadruple Helix (QH) framework for driving educational innovation. The study used a systematic narrative review method, searching Scopus, Google Scholar, and the ThaiJO database from 2009 to 2025. Key findings reveal that the core of QH is the co-creation process, which balances the roles of government, industry, academia, and civil society to establish an innovation ecosystem that addresses area-based needs. The synthesis identifies eight practical guidelines for educational innovation, including shared decision-making, cross-sector resource exchange, and the application of big data to enhance collaboration. Practical implications provide school administrators and policymakers with essential patterns and minimum viable conditions for developing a learning system that can adapt to future challenges.
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