Cultural Perspectives on Higher Education

Cultural Perspectives on Higher Education takes a critical look at what cultural perspective means, and how it works in higher education institutions. What is actually happening in the internal life of the higher education institutions, and how can we study the topic from a cultural perspective? The...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Välimaa, Jussi (Editor), Ylijoki, Oili-Helena (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2008, 2008
Edition:1st ed. 2008
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Culture, Society and Higher Education
  • to the Book and Its Contents
  • Cultural Studies in Higher Education Research
  • Trust and Organizational Culture in Higher Education
  • Building or Eroding Intellectual Capital? Student Consumerism as a Cultural Force in the Context of Knowledge Economy
  • Academic Practices and Identities
  • The Moral Order of Business Studying
  • A Clash of Academic Cultures: The Case of Dr. X
  • Academic Work and Academic Identities: A Comparison between Four Disciplines
  • Culture in Interaction: Academic Identities in Laboratory Work
  • Caught in the Science Trap? A Case Study of the Relationship between Nurses and “Their” Science
  • Determining the Norms of Science: From Epistemological Criteria to Local Struggle on Organizational Rules?
  • Higher Education Institutions and Reforms in Cultural Frameworks
  • Doctoral Education and Doctoral Theses — Changing Assessment Practices
  • Challenging Traditional Research Training Culture: Industry-oriented Doctoral Programs in Australian Cooperative Research Centres
  • The Evolution of American Scientific Fields: Disciplinary Differences Versus Institutional Isomorphism
  • Quantitative Assessment of Organisational Cultures in Post-merger Universities
  • The Bologna Process in Academic Basic Units: Finnish Universities and Competitive Horizons
  • How Does the Bologna Process Challenge the National Traditions of Higher Education Institutions?
  • Future Challenges