Universities in the knowledge society : the Nexus of National Systems of Innovation and higher education / Timo Aarrevaara, Martin Finkelstein, Glen A. Jones, Jisun Jung, editors.
Aarrevaara, Timo, editor.; Finkelstein, Martin J., 1949- editor.; Jones, Glen A. (Glen Alan), 1961- editor.; Jung, Jisun, editor.
2021
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Universities in the knowledge society : the Nexus of National Systems of Innovation and higher education / Timo Aarrevaara, Martin Finkelstein, Glen A. Jones, Jisun Jung, editors.
ISBN
3030765792 (electronic book)
9783030765798 (electronic bk.)
3030765784
9783030765781
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76579-8
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Cham : Springer, 2021.
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English
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1 online resource
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10.1007/978-3-030-76579-8 doi
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LB2322.2 .A27 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification
378/.001
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.
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Aarrevaara, Timo, editor.
Finkelstein, Martin J., 1949- editor.
Jones, Glen A. (Glen Alan), 1961- editor.
Jung, Jisun, editor.
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Changing academy ; 22.
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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

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