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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Higher Education and the Knowledge Society

Jussi Välimaa

subject

Knowledge societyHigher educationbusiness.industrymedia_common.quotation_subjectPerspective (graphical)Knowledge productionTraditional valuesPolitical scienceInstitutionSocial roleNarrativeSocial sciencebusinessmedia_common

description

Knowledge society may be defined as a discourse which is based on certain intellectual starting points in the analyses of modern societies, while as a concept it tends to create its own images, expectations, and narratives. The importance of higher education in this discourse is rooted in the fact that changes in science, research, and technology have changed the social role of universities. According to a radical perspective, a rapid metamorphosis is taking place in the relationship between knowledge production and university institution, whereas a more moderate view holds that recent changes challenge the traditional values found in higher education institutions.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2010-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-044894-7.00831-9