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The Century of Science
The Global Triumph of the Research University
International Perspectives on Education and Society Series, Vol. 33
Coordinators: W. Powell Justin J., Baker David P., Fernandez Frank
Language: EnglishSubject for The Century of Science:
Keywords
Science; Research; University; Growth; Productivity; STEM; Knowledge Economy; Higher Education; Global Education; Health; Technology
Publication date: 12-2016
350 p. · 15.2x22.9 cm · Hardback
350 p. · 15.2x22.9 cm · Hardback
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In T he Century of Science, a multicultural, international team of authors
examine the global rise of scholarly research in science, technology,
engineering, mathematics, and health (STEM+) fields. This insightful text
provides historical and sociological understandings of the ways that
higher education has become an institution that, more than ever before,
shapes science and society. Case studies, supported by the most
historically and spatially extensive database on STEM+ publications
available, of selected countries in Europe, North America, East Asia, and
the Middle East, emphasize recurring themes: the institutionalization and
differentiation of higher education systems to the proliferation of
university-based scientific research fostered by research policies that
support continued university expansion leading to the knowledge society.
Growing worldwide, research universities appear to be the most legitimate
sites for knowledge production.
The chapters offer new insights into how countries develop the university-based knowledge thought fundamental to meeting social needs and economic demands. Despite repeated warnings that universities would lose in relevance to other organizational forms in the production of knowledge, these findings demonstrate incontrovertibly that universities have become more—not less—important actors in the world of knowledge. The past hundred years have seen the worldwide triumph of the research university
The chapters offer new insights into how countries develop the university-based knowledge thought fundamental to meeting social needs and economic demands. Despite repeated warnings that universities would lose in relevance to other organizational forms in the production of knowledge, these findings demonstrate incontrovertibly that universities have become more—not less—important actors in the world of knowledge. The past hundred years have seen the worldwide triumph of the research university
The Worldwide Triumph of the Research University and Globalizing Science Higher Education Expansion and The Growth of Science: The Institutionalization of Higher Education Systems in Seven Countries, 1945–2015 The European Center of Science Productivity: Research Universities and Institutes in France, Germany, And The United Kingdom Science Production in The United States: An Unexpected Synergy Between Mass Higher Education and The Super Research University Changing Science Production in Japan: The Expansion of Competitive Funds, Reduction of Block Grants, and Unsung Heroes The Rise of Higher Education and Science in China Science Production in Taiwanese Universities, 1980–2011 The Growth of Higher Education and Science Production in South Korea Since 1945 “A Fever of Research”: Scientific Journal Article Production and The Emergence of a National Research System in Qatar, 1980–2011 Stem+ Productivity, Development, and Wealth, 1900–2012
Justin J. W. Powell
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
David P. Baker Pennsylvania State University, USA
Frank Fernandez Pennsylvania State University, USA
David P. Baker Pennsylvania State University, USA
Frank Fernandez Pennsylvania State University, USA
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