Universities in the knowledge society : the Nexus of National Systems of Innovation and higher education /

Universities in the knowledge society : the Nexus of National Systems of Innovation and higher education /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Imprint:Cham : Springer, 2021.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Series:The Changing Academy - the Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective Ser. ; v.22
Changing academy ; 22.
Subject:
Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives.
Education, Higher -- Finance.
Education, Higher -- Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12660255
Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:Aarrevaara, Timo, editor.
Finkelstein, Martin J., 1949- editor.
Jones, Glen A. (Glen Alan), 1961- editor.
Jung, Jisun, editor.
ISBN:3030765792
9783030765798
3030765784
9783030765781
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based upon online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed October 2, 2021).
Summary:This book explores the complex, multi-faceted relationships between national research and innovation systems and higher education. The transition towards knowledge societies/economies is repositioning the role of the university and transforming the academic profession. The volume provides a foundational introduction to the concepts of knowledge society and knowledge economy, and these concepts ground the detailed case studies of eighteen systems, located across five continents. Each case study was written by a leading expert in that jurisdiction, and provides a critical analysis of the research and development infrastructure, the role of universities, and the implications for the academic profession. The book describes how nations in various geographic regions and at various stages of economic maturity are restructuring their university systems to adapt to the new imperatives, and provides a cross-case analysis identifying common themes and distinctive features. In telling the story of higher educations on-going global metamorphosis, the contributing authors place current developments in the context of the universitys historic evolution, survey the changing metrics that national governments are adopting to measure university performance, and describe a new international project, the Academic Profession in the Knowledge-based Society [APiKS] that involved a common survey of academics in more than twenty countries to take the pulse of developments on the ground while documenting the challenges confronting knowledge workers in the new economy.
Other form:Print version: 3030765784 9783030765781
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-030-76579-8
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Part I: Overview
  • Chapter 1: Universities and the Knowledge Society: An Introduction
  • Introduction
  • Basic Concepts
  • The Academic Profession in the Knowledge-Based Society (APIKS)
  • The Purpose of This Volume
  • The Emergence of Knowledge as a Driver of Economic Growth
  • Higher Education System Reforms
  • A Repurposed, Newly Vulnerable Academic Profession
  • The View on the Ground
  • Some Preliminary Findings
  • References
  • Chapter 2: The Transformation of Universities in Response to the Imperatives of a Knowledge Society
  • Introduction
  • Concepts Related to the Knowledge Society Emergence and Configuration
  • The Nineteenth-Century Idea of Knowledge Production in the Frame of the University
  • The Reconfiguration of the Epistemic Environment of Knowledge Production
  • The Idea of the University's Third Mission
  • Academics in Knowledge-Based Society
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Higher Education in the Era of Knowledge Economy
  • Knowledge Economy for the Knowledge Society
  • Inputs and Outputs of the Knowledge Economy
  • Knowledge and Higher Education as Primarily a Private or Public Good
  • The Number of Graduates in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) as a Foremost Indicator of the Knowledge Economy
  • Sustainability of the Knowledge Economy: Economic Efficiency and Innovation
  • Sustainability of Knowledge Economy: Ecological and Social Sustainability
  • Measuring Innovation
  • Abilities and Skills of Knowledge Workers
  • Are Some HEd Systems Better Positioned to Serve Knowledge Economy than Others?
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 4: The Academic Profession in the Knowledge-Based Society (APIKS): Evolution of a Major Comparative Research Project
  • Introduction
  • Scholarship on the Academic Profession
  • International Comparative Studies on the Academic Profession: From the 1990s to the Early 2010s
  • Academic Profession in the Knowledge-Based Society (APIKS): From 2014 to 2019
  • Planning Phase
  • Participating Teams
  • Survey Framework: Theme and Target Group
  • Emerged Theme: Two Tracks Under One Survey
  • Designing the Questionnaire
  • Creating the International Dataset
  • APIKS: Looking at the 2020s
  • References
  • Part II: Systems of Innovation and Higher Education
  • Chapter 5: Higher Education and the Knowledge Society Agenda in Uganda
  • Introduction
  • Overview of the National Research, Development, and Innovations Policy
  • Research and Development Funding
  • The PhD Crisis in Uganda
  • Overview of Higher Education in Uganda
  • The Role of Higher Education in Uganda's National Development Agenda
  • Academia and the Knowledge Society Agenda in Uganda
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Higher Education and Investment in Knowledge: A Perspective from Talent Policies in Mainland China
  • Introduction

Similar Items