Cultural Perspectives on Higher Education

1. Culture, Society and Higher Education

1. Introduction to the Book and Its Contents
Jussi Välimaa, Oili-Helena Ylijoki

2. Cultural Studies in Higher Education Research
Jussi Välimaa

3. Trust and Organizational Culture in Higher Education
William G. Tierney

4. Building or Eroding Intellectual Capital? Student Consumerism as a Cultural Force in the Context of Knowledge Economy
Rajani Naidoo

2. Academic Practices and Identities

5. The Moral Order of Business Studying
Hanna Päiviö

6. A Clash of Academic Cultures: The Case of Dr. X
Oili-Helena Ylijoki

7. Academic Work and Academic Identities: A Comparison between Four Disciplines
Christine Musselin, Valérie Becquet

8. Culture in Interaction: Academic Identities in Laboratory Work
Martin Benninghoff, Philippe Sormani

9. Caught in the Science Trap? A Case Study of the Relationship between Nurses and “Their” Science
Paula Nieminen

10. Determining the Norms of Science: From Epistemological Criteria to Local Struggle on Organizational Rules?
Juha Tuunainen, Tarja Knuuttila

3. Higher Education Institutions and Reforms in Cultural Frameworks

11. Doctoral Education and Doctoral Theses — Changing Assessment Practices
Helena Aittola

12. Challenging Traditional Research Training Culture: Industry-oriented Doctoral Programs in Australian Cooperative Research Centres
Kay M. Harman

13. The Evolution of American Scientific Fields: Disciplinary Differences Versus Institutional Isomorphism
James S. Fairweather, Karen Paulson

14. Quantitative Assessment of Organisational Cultures in Post-merger Universities
Yuzhuo Cai

15. The Bologna Process in Academic Basic Units: Finnish Universities and Competitive Horizons
David M. Hoffman, Jussi Välimaa, Mira Huusko

16. How Does the Bologna Process Challenge the National Traditions of Higher Education Institutions?
Amélia Veiga, Alberto Amaral

17. Future Challenges
Oili-Helena Ylijoki, Jussi Välimaa

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Keywords: SOCIAL SCIENCE / General SOC000000