Higher Education and Regional Development 1st Edition Rómulo Pinheiro

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Product details:

• ISBN 10: 3319786431
• ISBN 13: 9783319786438
• Author:Rómulo Pinheiro

This book analyses the role of universities as critical actors in the socio-economic development of peripheral regions in Norway and the Czech Republic. Examining the ambiguities of the traditional mission of a university in comparison to contemporary demands, the editors and contributors move past single-case analyses to adopt an integrated conceptual and analytical framework. The authors question whether universities can indeed ‘fix’ the conditions of any region they operate in, as is a common assumption, by examining peripheral regions, many of which have been devastated by natural or man-made disasters. Simultaneously acknowledging the complexities at the heart of both higher education institutions and regions, this book brings together a set of critical contributions that shed light on how universities can fulfil their role in peripheral regions rather than knowledge-intensive cities and towns. This uniquely researched book will be of interest to students and scholars of higher education, universities and communities, and education policy.

Table contents:

1. University Complexity and Regional Development in the Periphery
2. Geography Versus University Functions-Regionally Based Networks: The Case of the Ústí Region
3. Designed for Regional Engagement? The Case of Telemark University College
4. Graduate Paradox at Jihlava: The Perspective of Stakeholders
5. Power, Institutions, and Periphery: What Can a Small University College Do?
6. Multiple Streams Running Dry: Third-Mission Policies at a Czech Research University
7. University Collaboration at a Cross-Road: Evolution and Tensions in Third-Mission Engagement
8. Conclusion: University Ambiguities and Analytic Eclecticism

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