Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education

Current Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2026)
Published March 31, 2026
Special Issue: Empowering Futures: Shaping Education, Industry, and Employability

The Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE) is pleased to welcome readers to this special issue, which highlights the vital role of collaboration in lifelong learning, industry engagement, and graduate employability.

In our increasingly complex world of work, collaboration and shared problem-solving have never been more important. Strong partnerships between educators, industry, and communities can provide learners with not only job-specific skills, but also real-world experience necessary for their personal and professional journeys.

The contributions in this issue reflect the breadth and depth of this work.

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Announcements

2026 Call for Papers: Beyond Skills: Building Work-Ready Intelligence

DEADLINE EXTENDED!!

You are invited to contribute to this special issue, recognizing your vital role in advancing applied learning for impact in a rapidly changing world of work. Graduates are entering workplaces shaped by changing roles and advanced technologies, including AI-enabled systems, automation, data-intensive tools, digital platforms, and evolving technical infrastructures across sectors. In these dynamic environments, technical skill proficiency alone is insufficient.


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January 12, 2026

Innovation Spotlights

Ryan Tishcoff, Jackie Pichette
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Mapping Educational Journeys: A Community Approach to Longitudinal Student Data
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Doug Thomson, Meghan Martone, Saliya Phondge, Daman Sagotra
93-98
Working with Community Agencies and Partners
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The Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE) is an online, open-access journal devoted to publishing peer-reviewed and non peer-reviewed papers that mobilizes knowledge generated by the global polytechnic community.

The journal features scholarly work that explores the integration of theory and practice in an authentic manner and education that fosters the innovation and entrepreneurship characteristic of the polytechnic model of education.

JIPE especially encourages contributions exploring the value of polytechnics, including: the impact of innovative teaching and learning practices that push the boundaries of traditional approaches to learning or educational delivery; inter-disciplinary approaches; the engagement of students with industry; action learning; applied learning and research outcomes.

The journal publishes original research papers, review articles, brief reports, innovation spotlights, essays, book reviews and presentation summary. The journal welcomes submissions from scholars across the polytechnic and community college sector, both within and outside of Canada.

Open Access Policy

JIPE is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

We use PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN) to digitally preserve the articles published.

ISSN 2561-5904
Key title: Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education
Variant title: JIPE

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