Universities in the knowledge society : the Nexus of National Systems of Innovation and higher education / / Timo Aarrevaara [and three others] editors

• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (431 pages)
• Disciplina: 378.01
• Soggetto topico: Education, Higher - Aims and objectives; Education, Higher - Finance; Education, Higher - Philosophy; Educació superior
• Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
• Persona (resp. second.): AarrevaaraTimo
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- The Knowledge Investment and Higher Education in China -- China's Investment in Knowledge -- China's Higher Education's Expansion, Reforms, and Finance: 1999-2018 -- Funding Innovations Through Universities and Its Research -- Cultivating, Recruiting, and Retaining Talent in Chinese Higher Education Institutions -- Cultivating: Supplies of Skilled Labor -- Enrollment Expansion Created a Larger Educated Graduate Population -- There Is an Education Quality Gap Within the Current Stratified Chinese Higher Education -- Government Mediation Led to Mismatches Between the Higher Education Talent Supply and Market Demands for Skills and Capacity -- Changing Academic Careers and Cultivating the Next-Generation Scholars and Researchers -- Doctoral Students Have Spillover to Industries -- Doctoral Training Programs Are More Research Oriented. ; Human Capital Accumulation by Learning from Others Is Becoming Less Efficient -- Recruiting: Returnees -- Overemphasis on Overseas Experience May Distort the Academic Labor Market -- Support for Returnees: Expected to Adapt to Domestic System -- Competition in High-Level Talent Market Is Active and Has Room for Progress -- Retaining: Avoiding Brain Drain -- Economic Incentive Is the Most Feasible Policy in Retaining Academics -- Domestic Talent Competition Between Local Governments Can Lead to a Market Failure -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Recalibrating After Two Decades of Rapid Expansion: The Pursuit of Excellence Amid Declining Enrollment in Taiwan -- Introduction -- Taiwan's Innovation and Technology Policy Context -- Development and Implementation of Government Policy on R& -- D -- National Investment in Research and Development -- R& -- D Expenditure to Gross Domestic Product in Taiwan -- Sector Performance and Expenditure Sources -- The Types and Issues of R& -- D Expenditure and Researchers -- Trends in National Investment in Higher Education -- A Focus on Competitive Excellence -- Promoting University Social Responsibility and Industry-Academy Collaboration -- Changing Scope and Profile of Higher Education in Taiwan -- The Emerging Disconnect Between Education Supply and Demand -- National Retirement Policy and Influence on Higher Education -- The Changing Profile of the Academic Profession -- Doctoral Education and Employment -- Concluding Thoughts -- References -- Chapter 8: Changing Policies of Research, Development, and Innovation and the Characteristics of Academics in Japan -- Introduction -- Changing National Research, Development, and Innovation Policies -- National Higher Education Reforms After 1990 -- Comparison of R& -- D Between Japan and Other OECD Countries -- Purpose of National Innovation in Japan. ; A Growing Knowledge-Based Society in an Uncertain World -- Interaction Between National Research Orientation and Industry Research Orientation Since the 1990s -- Cooperation Between Industrial Enterprises and Universities -- Japanese Companies' Investment in R& -- D from an International Perspective -- Environmental Changes and Attribute Changes Among University Faculty -- Expansion and Diversification -- Age Structure -- Changes in the Social Environment and Attribute Changes in Faculty -- The Knowledge-Based Society and an Aging Society -- Employment of Female Faculty Members -- Employment of Foreign Faculty -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 9: Higher Education in the National Research System in South Korea -- Introduction -- Development of the National Research System in South Korea -- Evolution of the National Research System -- Incubating Period (1960s-1970s) -- Transformational Period (1980s-1994) -- Institutionalization Period (1995-Present) -- R& -- D Expenditure and the Science Citation Index Publication in Korea -- Higher Education in the National Research System -- Expansion of Higher Education in South Korea -- The Role of Higher Education in the National Research System -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 10: Recent Science and Technology Policies in Turkey: The Shifting Role and Profile of the National Higher Education System -- Introduction -- National Investment for Knowledge-Based Development -- National Higher Education System: Quantitative and Qualitative Perspectives -- PhD Education: Pursing R& -- D Employment or Academic Careers -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 11: Research and Higher Education in Russia: Moving Closer Together -- Introduction -- Institutional Context -- Higher Education in Russia: A General Description of the System -- General Organization -- Academic Career. ; Timeline -- Research Sector -- Statistical Overview -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 12: The Role of Universities in the Knowledge-Based Society in Lithuania -- Introduction -- Research, Development, and Innovation in Lithuania -- Policies and Strategies for Research, Development, and Innovation in Lithuania -- Evaluation of Research, Development, and Innovation in Lithuania -- The Role of Higher Education for Research, Development, and Innovation in Lithuania -- Characteristics of the Lithuanian Higher Education System -- Historical Context -- Structural Characteristics -- Academic Careers -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13: Academic Profession for Knowledge Society in Estonia -- Introduction -- Research, Development, and the National Innovation System -- R& -- D Funding and Employees -- R& -- D and Economic Structure -- National Higher Education and Research System -- The Academic Profession and Early Career Researchers -- Dynamics in PhD Numbers -- Career Patterns After Graduation -- The Evolving Academic Reward System and the Trajectory of Career Progression -- Recent Changes in Academic Career Progression -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 14: Higher Education and the Knowledge Economy: Economic Higher Education Policies and the Persistence of the German Research and Development System -- Introduction -- The German Research and Development System -- Historical Context and the Role of Higher Education in the German R& -- D System -- Knowledge Economy and Higher Education Policy in Germany -- Higher Education for the Knowledge Economy in Germany -- The Expansion of Higher Education -- Doctoral Training for the Knowledge Economy -- Higher Education in the Knowledge Economy in Germany -- Conclusions -- References. ; Chapter 15: A Portuguese Tale on Knowledge-Based Society: Narrowing Bonds Between Higher Education and the Innovation System.
• Titolo autorizzato: Universities in the Knowledge Society
• ISBN: 3-030-76579-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910502985103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Changing academy ; ; Volume 22.