University Student Housing as Business Proposition and Entrepreneurial Activity: The Canadian Case

Pillai, Ashish K.; Vieta, Marcelo; Sotomayor, Luisa

doi:10.1080/10511482.2021.1883703

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“…This study explored state of student housing in Prayagraj city. Supply of on-campus student housing is limited in the city, which agrees with the studies in North American and European cities (Pillai et al , 2021; Sotomayor et al , 2022). LISA maps (Figure 3 and 4) demonstrates that off-campus student housing rents near the UoA campus is higher in case of both the male and female students because of tight competition for available units evident in many previous studies at global north (Kenna and Murphy, 2021; Pillai et al , 2021).…”

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“…Role of local institutions is also pertinent in context to student housing, unfortunately the municipality officials appear to be exempted from the overgrowing challenge on student housing. Their actions prove that urban local bodies do not consider students as the city residents and place student housing at the core of public policies; these findings are similar to that in the case of Toronto (Pillai et al, 2021).…”

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“…Removal of public subsidies and funding for student housing in the higher education sector is responsible for the student housing crunch at many public universities as an outcome of neoliberal policies (Thakur, 2020); such trends in India are reminiscent of the situation in the global north (Laidley, 2014;Wilkes, 2020). In such a scenario, Off-campus private student housing the student housing sector has moved towards the private sector to cope with the aggravating demand and supply gaps, and PPP has emerged as the saviour to ensure provision of PBSA (Pillai et al, 2021). However, in India PBSA is limited to Tier-I and Tier-II cities of HEIs.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Keeping student accommodation out from the essential public policies reflects the apathy of public institutions. However, recent rental housing policy in India (Government of India, 2015) might prove a game changer in making student housing ubiquitous in terms of availability and affordability which is a global concern (Pillai et al , 2021). Off-campus student housing in the city lacks many basic amenities that are common elsewhere.…”

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“…It is of note that neoliberal policymakers insisted for and advanced to reduce subsidies on education and associated sectors of which student housing is an essential part (Laidley, 2014; La Roche et al , 2010; Wilkes, 2020). A recent study from Canada has seen student housing as a business and entrepreneurial endeavour (Pillai et al , 2021). However, many earlier studies on student housing deals with other miscellaneous issues, such as user satisfaction (Thomsen and Eikemo, 2010), sustainability of student housing (Hassanain, 2008), gentrification (Smith and Holt, 2007), positive and negative impact of the new model of student housing on local communities, environment and economy (Allinson, 2006; Hubbard, 2009; Macintyre, 2003; Sage et al , 2012) and potentials of customising private accommodation to produce a sense of feel at home and turndown the tedium of institutionalisation (Thomsen, 2007).…”

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An exploration of off-campus private student housing in Praygaraj, India

Tiwari

2022

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Purpose By using exploratory mixed methods, this study aims to present the investigation of the existing situation of private off-campus student accommodation at the University of Allahabad (UoA) in Prayagraj city. Design/methodology/approach This study explored the geographical variability of student’s private rental housing in Prayagraj city of India through 721 responses from an online semi-structured questionnaire, together with 12 interviews. Moran’s I and LISA were used to determine spatial clustering of rents paid by male and female students. Findings Results of this study reveal prevalence of unregulated with poor quality of off-campus housing in general and expensive rents in the proximity of UoA. Research limitations/implications Obtaining less responses from the female students was one of the important limitations. Practical implications A win-win strategy might be formulated with a mix of innovative solutions inclusive of public private partnerships and social economy solutions woven with need-based rental housing, rekindled as the affordable rental housing complexes after COVID-19 pandemic. Social implications This study is highly beneficial to improve liveability in the student housing segment. Originality/value This paper develops extensive understanding on the potential student housing segment in the Indian cities. Additionally, this paper demonstrates weak coordination between the central government policies, educational administrators and municipal officials.

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2022

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Utilization of Social Media as a Community and School Relations Channel in Encouraging Students’ Entrepreneurial Career Choices

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Residential satisfaction in student housing: an empirical study in Stockholm, Sweden

Gong,

Söderberg

2023

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Despite the widely-recognized importance of student housing in educational settings, the housing experience of university students remains understudied. This study attempts to assess the residential satisfaction in student housing in Stockholm, Sweden and the indicators which predict residential satisfaction in this context. Moreover, it explores whether residential satisfaction varies between different socio-demographic groups. A list of satisfaction indictors was identified through reviewing literature and a number of semi-structured interviews, thereafter data was collected from a questionnaire survey with simple random sampling. The responses were analysed through descriptive analysis, stepwise regression, t-test and analysis of variance. The results show that the current occupants are generally satisfied with the student housing in Stockholm. Seven indicators appear to be predictors of satisfaction, among which the strongest ones are kitchen facilities, cleanliness and accessibility to public transport stations. In terms of socio-demographic characteristics, those with a shorter residential duration are found to be more satisfied. Furthermore, studio residents are more satisfied than corridor-room residents.

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University Student Housing as Business Proposition and Entrepreneurial Activity: The Canadian Case

Cited by 16 publications

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An exploration of off-campus private student housing in Praygaraj, India

An exploration of off-campus private student housing in Praygaraj, India

Utilization of Social Media as a Community and School Relations Channel in Encouraging Students’ Entrepreneurial Career Choices

Residential satisfaction in student housing: an empirical study in Stockholm, Sweden

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