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Research in non-university higher education institutions. The case of the Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences.
- Source :
- Higher Education (00181560); Jul2008, Vol. 56 Issue 1, p45-58, 14p, 4 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- This paper presents the development of research in the Swiss non-university higher education sector and frames it in the debate on the organization of higher education systems in Western Europe and on the dynamics between university and non-university sector. It shows that, in the Swiss case, the applied research mandate has been used to differentiate these institutions from universities and that this endeavor has been to a large extent successful in technology, while it has been a source of major tensions in the other domains. I conclude that the development of research in the non-higher education leads to complex dynamics of convergence and of differentiation and that this process is strongly influenced by the specificities and differences between different subject domains. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00181560
- Volume :
- 56
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Higher Education (00181560)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32127609
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-007-9088-y