Universities in the Knowledge Society

1. Front Matter

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2. Overview

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Universities and the Knowledge Society: An Introduction

      • Timo Aarrevaara, Martin Finkelstein, Glen A. Jones, Jisun Jung

      Pages 3-14

   3. The Transformation of Universities in Response to the Imperatives of a Knowledge Society

      • Teresa Carvalho

      Pages 15-31

   4. Higher Education in the Era of Knowledge Economy

      • Olga Bain, William Cummings

      Pages 33-47

   5. The Academic Profession in the Knowledge-Based Society (APIKS): Evolution of a Major Comparative Research Project

      • Timo Aarrevaara, Martin Finkelstein, Glen A. Jones, Jisun Jung

      Pages 49-64

3. Systems of Innovation and Higher Education

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65

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   2. Higher Education and the Knowledge Society Agenda in Uganda

      • Florence Ndibuuza, Patrício V. Langa, Ronald Bisaso

      Pages 67-82

   3. Higher Education and Investment in Knowledge: A Perspective from Talent Policies in Mainland China

      • Hong Shen, Jinwen Luo

      Pages 83-102

   4. Recalibrating After Two Decades of Rapid Expansion: The Pursuit of Excellence Amid Declining Enrollment in Taiwan

      • Sophia Shi-Huei Ho, Robin Jung-Cheng Chen

      Pages 103-122

   5. Changing Policies of Research, Development, and Innovation and the Characteristics of Academics in Japan

      • Akira Arimoto, Tsukasa Daizen, Futao Huang

      Pages 123-144

   6. Higher Education in the National Research System in South Korea

      • Soo Jeung Lee, Hyejoo Jung

      Pages 145-164

   7. Recent Science and Technology Policies in Turkey: The Shifting Role and Profile of the National Higher Education System

      • Baris Uslu, Alper Calikoglu, Fatma Nevra Seggie, Sedat Gumus, Yasar Kondakci

      Pages 165-181

   8. Research and Higher Education in Russia: Moving Closer Together

      • Anna Panova, Maria Yudkevich

      Pages 183-201

   9. The Role of Universities in the Knowledge-Based Society in Lithuania

      • Liudvika Leišytė, Anna-Lena Rose, Rimantas Želvys, Sude Pekşen

      Pages 203-219

   10. Academic Profession for Knowledge Society in Estonia

       • Eve Mägi, Eneli Kindsiko, Maarja Beerkens

       Pages 221-236

   11. Higher Education and the Knowledge Economy: Economic Higher Education Policies and the Persistence of the German Research and Development System

       • Nicolai Götze

       Pages 237-255

   12. A Portuguese Tale on Knowledge-Based Society: Narrowing Bonds Between Higher Education and the Innovation System

       • Teresa Carvalho, Sara Diogo, Rui Santiago

       Pages 257-276

   13. The Role of Finnish Higher Education in the Innovation and Research System

       • Timo Aarrevaara, Ville Pietiläinen

       Pages 277-295

   14. The Interplay of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation in Sweden

       • Stefan Lundborg, Lars Geschwind

       Pages 297-317

Springer is proud to announce that 'Universities in the Knowledge Society' has received the ASHE-CIHE award for Significant Research on International Higher Education.

Congratulations to Timo Aarrevaara, Martin Finkelstein, Glen A. Jones, Jisun Jung and all contributors!

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 education’s on-going global metamorphosis, the contributing authors place current developments in the context of the university’s 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. 

• Cultural tradition of national school systems
• Canadian higher education systems
• Development and innovation policy
• Historical evolution of the knowledge society
• Higher Education in Mexico
• Higher Education in Finland
• Higher Education in Germany
• Higher Education in Lithuania
• Higher education in Portugal
• Higher education systems in Turkey
• Higher education in Uganda
• Knowledge production in the USA
• Knowledge economy in Estonia
• Norwegian research system
• OECD
• Role of the university sector
• STEM faculty in Chile
• Science and research policy in Brazil
• World Bank

“With a wealth of comparative data on a few R&D and other indicators, and insightful analytical descriptions of several current issues in higher education, R&D, and knowledge economy, Universities in the Knowledge Society is a valuable addition to the existing research on comparative higher education and knowledge societies.” (Jandhyala B G Tilak, The Developing Economies, February 22, 2022)

“This volume is not only be of interest to those wishing to examine the changing nature of work in academia from an international standpoint, but the case-studies of each individual nation offer key insights into the effects of local and national interest as well as the nuances of cultural and societal needs in each geographic location. … This volume may arguably become a key text for those interested in exploring the knowledge society from an international perspective.” (Alison Elizabeth Jefferson, Journal of Higher Education Policy and Leadership Studies, Vol. 2 (4), 2021)

• Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland

  Timo Aarrevaara

• Higher Education Department, Seton Hall University, South Orange, USA

  Martin Finkelstein

• OISE, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

  Glen A. Jones

• Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

  Jisun Jung

Timo Aarrevaara is a Professor of Public Management at the University of Lapland, and has professional experience in public administration as well as in research and teaching. Aarrevaara has strong international higher education research links, and is a co-editor of Springer’s The Changing Academy Series and author or co-author of several papers and book chapters.

Martin Finkelstein is Professor of Higher Education at Seton Hall University, USA and studies the academic profession in the U.S. and across the globe. He has served as a Visiting Scholar at Claremont University (USA),Hiroshima University (Japan), University of Hong Kong (China) and the Eurasian National University (Kazakhstan). His most recent books include The Faculty Factor (The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016) and Professorial Pathways (The Johns Hopkins University Press, March 2019) with Glen Jones. He serves as co-editor of Springer’s Changing Academy Series.

Glen Jones is Professor of Higher Education and Dean, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. His research focuses on higher education governance, policy and academic work, and he has published more than 100 papers in the field of higher education.  His recent books include Governance of Higher Education: Global Perspectives, Theories and Practices (Routledge, 2016, with Ian Austin), Doctoral Education for the Knowledge Society (Springer, 2018, with J.C. Shin and Barbara Kehm), Professorial Pathways (The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019, with Martin Finkelstein), and International Education as Public Policy in Canada (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2020), with Merli Tamtik and Roopa Desai Trilokekar).

Jisun Jung is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong since 2015. Her current research focuses on academic profession, doctoral education in East Asia, and master’s education and employment. She is a co-editor of Higher Education Research & Development. Her recent books include Changing Academic Profession in Hong Kong (Springer, 2017, with Gerard Postiglione) and Researching Higher Education in Asia (Springer, 2018, with Hugo Horta and Akiyoshi Yonezawa). 

 

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