The Research Mission of Higher Education Institutions outside the University Sector

1. Research in Higher Education Institutions Outside the University Sector
Svein Kyvik, Benedetto Lepori

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, 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, Amanda Moynihan

6. Research in University Colleges in Belgium
Jef C. 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 Välimaa, Marja-Liisa Neuvonen-Rauhala

9. The Role of Research in German Universities of Applied Sciences
Marianne Kulicke, Thomas Stahlecker

10. Ireland: The Challenges of Building Research in a Binary Higher Education Culture
Ellen Hazelkorn, Amanda Moynihan

11. Practice-Oriented Research: The Extended Function of Dutch Universities of Applied Sciences
Egbert Weert, Frans Leijnse

12. Norway: Strong State Support of Research in University Colleges
Svein Kyvik, Ingvild Marheim Larsen

13. Striving for Differentiation: Ambiguities of the Applied Research Mandate in Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences
Benedetto Lepori

14. Sitting in the Middle: Tensions and Dynamics of Research in UASs
Benedetto Lepori, Svein Kyvik

Nyckelord: Education, Higher Education, Professional & Vocational Education, Educational Policy and Politics