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Organising Innovative Research
Li . Ed(S): Bennich-Bjorkman
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Description for Organising Innovative Research
hardcover. Contributes to the European debate on the relationship between government and universities. In developing general policy arguments, introduced in the opening chapters and summed up in the concluding discussion, this book examines empirically the "cultures" of four innovative and three stagnant Swedish departments in the social sciences. Editor(s): Bennich-Bjorkman, Li. Series: Issues in Higher Education S. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 460.
The major aim of this book is to contribute to the ongoing European debate on the future relationship between government and universities. The volume refutes the wide spread notion presently adopted by several European politicians and administrators, that the most efficient way to meet the threats posed by mass university education to excellence in research and teaching is through government supervision and control, and the introduction of short-term incentives of a monetary nature. Instead this study points to the necessity for the operational units strongly to safeguard and strengthen their own capacities for self-evaluation and willingness to change, mainly through ... Read more
The major aim of this book is to contribute to the ongoing European debate on the future relationship between government and universities. The volume refutes the wide spread notion presently adopted by several European politicians and administrators, that the most efficient way to meet the threats posed by mass university education to excellence in research and teaching is through government supervision and control, and the introduction of short-term incentives of a monetary nature. Instead this study points to the necessity for the operational units strongly to safeguard and strengthen their own capacities for self-evaluation and willingness to change, mainly through ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
Issues in Higher Education S.
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780080430720
SKU
V9780080430720
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Ref
99-15
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