ISBN:
9789048191390
,
128292737X
,
9781282927377
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XXVI, 193p, digital)
Series Statement:
Higher Education Dynamics 32
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Governance and performance in the German public research sector
Keywords:
Technologiepolitik
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Hochschulpolitik
;
Governance-Ansatz
;
Deutschland
;
Education, Higher
;
Economics
;
Education
;
Education
;
Education, Higher
;
Economics
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Forschungspolitik
;
Hochschulpolitik
;
Governance
;
Forschungspolitik
;
Hochschulpolitik
;
Governance
Abstract:
Today, higher education and research institutions are confronted with variable and sometimes contradictory demands from state, industry and society. They have to face growing volatility in education policy, and a research paradigm that sees an accelerating rate of knowledge growth as well as the internationalization of the knowledge process itself. It is vital that academics and policymakers stay abreast of the impact that policy changes have on education and research in tertiary institutions. Based on a sector-specific theory model for the governance of research organizations, this book outlines evidence of the effects of the so-called `new public management reforms` in the German university and public research sector. The volume aims to shed some light on the differences between the disciplines in input, throughput, profiles of output and the typical conditions of knowledge production, disparities that are currently little understood and are thus not reflected in government policy as ministers implement new governance forms in the research system. It analyzes in detail these new forms, and demonstrates how they affect knowledge production and research performance from the level of research group up to that of the system itself. The authors focus on a set of disciplines that represent the breadth of research divisions in major universities: natural science fields oriented to basic research (astrophysics), two application-oriented fields from the natural sciences (nanoscience and biotechnology), a social science field (economics) and a humanity field (medieval history). TOC:Governance in Science Policy.- An Introduction, Jansen, D.Part 1: Effects of Science Law and Science Policy on Performance.1.1 Dimensions and Efficiency of Scientific Activities - Linking Individual and System Performance in a New Public Management Context, Schmoch/Schubert.- 1.2 Disciplinary Differences and their Reflection in Law, Trute/Pilniok.- Part 2: New Governance of Research and Effects on Performance.2.1 Is Nanoscience a "Mode 2" Field? Disciplinary Differences in Modes of Knowledge Production and the Influence of Science Policy, Jansen et al.- 2.2 The Effects of New Governance Approaches on Research in the Humanities.- The Example of Medieval History, Kehm/Leisyte.- Part 3: New Governance of PhD Education and Effects on Performance.3.1 The Performance of German Research Training Groups in Different Disciplinary Fields: An Empirical Assessment, Backes-Gellner U.- et al.- 3.2 Success and Failure of PhD Programs: An Empirical Study of the Interplay between Interests, Resources, and Organisation, Sadowski D.- et al.- 3.3 Conclusion, Jansen, D.- Appendix: Introduction, Görtz, R.et al.- Astrophysics, Görtz, R.et al.- Nano Science Technology, Heinze, T.- Economics, Schubert, T.- Medical Biotechnology, Smoch, U.- et al.- Authors index.- Glossary.- Bibliography.
Description / Table of Contents:
Preface and Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; Governance of Research, Inter-disciplinary Differences and Performance An Introduction to the Research Programme and the Contributions; 1 Introduction; 2 Changes of Statehood and Governance of the Research System; 3 An Integrated Model of Governance of Research; 4 Introduction to the Research Programme and the Contributions in This Volume; References; Part I Effects of Science Law and Science Policy on Performance; 1 New Public Management in Science and Incentive-Compatible Resource-Allocation Based on Indicators
Description / Table of Contents:
2 Disciplinary Differences from a Legal PerspectivePart II New Governance of Research and Effects on Performance; 3 Is Nanoscience a Mode 2 Field? Disciplinary Differences in Modes of Knowledge Production; 4 Effects of New Governance on Research in the HumanitiesThe Example of Medieval History; Part III New Governance of PhD Education and Effects on Performance; 5 The Performance of German Research Training Groups in Different Disciplinary Fields An Empirical Assessment
Description / Table of Contents:
6 Success and Failure of PhD Programmes: An Empirical Study of the Interplay Between Interests, Resources and OrganisationSummary and Conclusions; Appendix Disciplinary Differences in Four Research Fields: The Cases of Astrophysics, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Medical Biotechnology, and Economics; Introduction; Appendix A The Research Field of Astrophysics; Appendix B The Research Field of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology; Appendix C The Research Field of Medical Biotechnology; Appendix D The Research Field of Economics; About the Authors; Author Index; Subject Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
DOI:
10.1007/978-90-481-9139-0
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