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1 online resource (xvi, 291 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
International Perspectives on Education and Society ; v. 33
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International perspectives on education and society ; v. 33.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; The Century of Science: The Global Triumph of the Research University; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgments; Preface; Foreword; References; Introduction: The Worldwide Triumph of the Research University and Globalizing Science; Setting the Global Stage; Embedding SPHERE in Scientific Literature; The Organization of Science Production: Research Universities at the Center; Limited Empirical Studies on Science Production; A Brief History of Bibliometric Analysis; Comparison of Web of Science (Thomson Reuters) and Scopus (Elsevier); Methodology and Data. |
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Data Source, Sampling, and CodingHow SPHERE Counted Collaboratively Written Research Articles; Transformative Regime Change: The Dissolution or Unification of Countries; Comparing Results; Global Mega-Science; Global Differentiation and Competition; International Collaboration: Boundary-spanning Dynamics; Connections between Science Production and Economic Prosperity; Chapter Overview; Discussion and Outlook; Notes; References; Higher Education Expansion and the Growth of Science: The Institutionalization of Higher Education Systems in Seven Countri ... ; Introduction. |
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Nation-State Building and the Institutionalization of EducationThe New Global Environment of Higher Education; A New Role for the State?; Expansion Trends in Cross-National Perspective; "Elevator Effect" or Convergence in Higher Education Expansion?; Conclusion; Notes; References; The European Center of Science Productivity: Research Universities and Institutes in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom; The Organization(s) of Scientific Productivity; Europe: A Center of Global Scientific Productivity; Institutionalizing Science: Research Universities and Institutes. |
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France: Elite Professional Higher Education and Research between Hierarchy and Access IssuesGermany's Dual Pillars of Strength: The Symbiosis of Research Universities and Extra-University Research Institutes; United Kingdom: From Undergraduate Colleges to Leading International Research Universities; Comparing Countries' Structures and Scientific Productivity: Findings and Outlook; Notes; References; Science Production in the United States: An Unexpected Synergy between Mass Higher Education and the Super Research University; The United States as the Birthplace of Mass Higher Education. |
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Mass Capacity Led to Mass Access to Institutions, Programs, and DegreesThe Rise of the University Research Model; Distinguishing between Undergraduate and Post-Baccalaureate Education; Building Sustainable Research Universities Required Faculty and Finances; Research Universities Were Early Organizers of Scientific Efforts; Faculty Professional Autonomy and Scientific Research; The Rise of the Super-Research University; Science Production in the United States; Three Patterns of Science Publications; Increasing Coauthorship with University-Based Scientists. |
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Synergy between Super Research Universities and Mass Higher Education. |
| Summary |
In The Century of Science, a multicultural, international team of authors examine the global rise of scholarly research in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and health fields, providing insightful historical and sociological understandings of the ways that higher education has become an institution that shapes science and society. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Universities and colleges.
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Universities and colleges. |
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Research.
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Research. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Powell, Justin J. W.
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Baker, David P.
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Fernandez, Frank (Researcher on education policy)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Powell, Justin J.W. Century of Science : The Global Triumph of the Research University. Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, ©2017 9781787144705 |
| ISBN |
9781787144699 (electronic book) |
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1787144690 (electronic book) |
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9781787149380 (ePub ebook) |
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1787149382 |
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9781787144705 |
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1787144704 |
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