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The Research Mission of the University
This volume presents recent scholarship on the changing research mission of the university and on the implications of these changes for the university itself. As these papers make clear the leading nations increasingly view the research mission of the university as a principal component of national innovation policies.
University Engagement With Socially Excluded Communities
This volume provides insightful analysis of the way higher education engages with socially excluded communities. Leading researchers and commentators examine the validity of the claim that universities can be active facilitators of social mobility, opening access to the knowledge economy for formerly excluded groups. The authors assess the extent to which the ‘Academy’ can deliver on its promise to build bridges with communities whose young people often assume that higher education lies beyond their ambitions. The chapters map the core dynamics of the relationship between higher education and communities which have bucked the more general trend of rapidly rising student numbers. Contribu...
Learning to Compete in European Universities
This title addresses the critical issue of how and why European universities are changing and learning to compete.
Peer Review in an Era of Evaluation
This open access volume explores peer review in the scientific community and academia. While peer review is as old as modern science itself, recent changes in the evaluation culture of higher education systems have increased the use of peer review, and its purposes, forms and functions have become more diversified. This book put together a comprehensive set of conceptual and empirical contributions on various peer review practices with relevance for the scientific community and higher education institutions worldwide. Consisting of three parts, the editors and contributors examine the history, problems and developments of peer review, as well as the specificities of various peer review pract...
Making Universities Matter
In an era of rapid change and increasing societal demands, the role of universities as knowledge producers and catalysts for change has come under scrutiny. This open access book offers a fresh perspective on the significance of universities in society, shedding light on how their knowledge can truly matter beyond academia. Drawing upon insightful inquiries from both the Swedish and international contexts, this volume delves into the multifaceted interactions between universities and various knowledge users, emphasizing the need for scholars to reflect on how their knowledge can become useful and applicable to wider society. Organized into three compelling themes, collaboration, engagement, ...
Vägledande eller vilseledande?: Kvalitetsmätning och ranking av universitet och högskolor
Få samhällsinstitutioner kan räkna sin historia lika långt tillbaka i tiden som universiteten. Utan tvekan kan akademin hävda sin hållbarhet som kunskapsorganisation. Det institutionella konceptet för att bedriva forskning och utbildning har under århundradenas lopp vunnit stora framgångar. Ett universitets auktoritet, autonomi och integritet är dock inte given. Sedan slutet av 1990-talet granskas, bedöms och rankas kvaliteten vid svenska lärosäten systematiskt av externa organisationer, offentliga myndigheter, intresseorganisationer och kommersiella medier både nationellt och internationellt. Syftet med granskningarna uppges som regel vara att informera en bred allmänhet och ...
