The Research Mission of Higher Education Institutions Outside the University Sector: Striving for Differentiation (Paperback, 2010)

Contributors Preface Part 1: Introduction 1 Research in higher education institutions outside the traditional university sector Svein Kyvik and Benedetto Lepori Part 2: Thematic studies 2 The regional relevance of research in universities of applied sciences Ben Jongbloed 3 The relevance of research for the improvement of education and professional practice Kristin Heggen, Berit Karseth and Svein Kyvik 4 Funding for which mission? Changes and ambiguities in the funding of universities of applied sciences and their research activities Benedetto Lepori 5 Transforming academic practice: Human resource challenges Ellen Hazelkorn and Amanda Moynihan Part 3: National case studies 6 Research in university colleges in Belgium Jef Verhoeven 7 Czech Republic: Research required but not supported Petr Pabian 8 'We are a training and development organisation' - research and development in Finnish polytechnics Jussi Valimaa and Marja-Liisa Neuvonen-Rauhola 9 The role of research in German universities of applied sciences Marianne Kulicke and Thomas Stahlecker 10 Ireland: The challenges of building research in a binary higher education culture Ellen Hazelkorn and Amanda Moynihan 11 Practice-oriented research: The extended function of Dutch universities of applied sciences Egbert de Weert and Frans Leijnse 12 Norway: Strong state support of research in university colleges Svein Kyvik and Ingvild Marheim Larsen 13 Striving for differentiation. Ambiguities of the applied research mandate in Swiss universities of applied sciences Benedetto Lepori Part 4: Conclusion 14 Sitting in the middle: Tensions and dynamics of research in universities of applied sciences Benedetto Lepori and Svein Kyvik Subject Index Name Index