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Changes in the institutional control of faculty behavior are examined, stressing that such contro... more Changes in the institutional control of faculty behavior are examined, stressing that such control includes not only control by a faculty member's own university, but also, increasingly, regulation and othe- influences exerted by institutions outside the university. The review of the literature focuses on tays in which changes in the external environments of universities have affected professors ' research. These changes are considered from three perspectives: (1) complications associated with different types of external organizations--academic associations, the federal government, private industry, and the organized public; (2) issues related to different disciplinary sectors internal to the university; and (3) aspects of the relationship between external and internal parties based on two types of theories of organization-environment interaction--resource dependence and institutional theories. It is
This study examined the extent to which graduate students in sctence and engineering fields subsc... more This study examined the extent to which graduate students in sctence and engineering fields subscribe to the norms of research behavior which have been the basis of the freedom, self-direction, and self-regulation which characterize academic research. In particular the study focused on the relationship between academic departments ' climates and structures, and the extent to which graduate students subscribe to either norms or counternorms of research. The norms have been defined as universalism (separation of scientific knowledge from personal characteristics), communality (sharing of findings and techniques), disinterestedness (separation of research from personal motives) and organized skepticism (critical, public examination of scientific work). Using a random sample of 2,000 graduate students, 500 each from 4 disciplines (microbiology, chemistry, sociology and civil engineering) from 98
Financial support for this research was provided by a generous grant from the Wallace Foundation.... more Financial support for this research was provided by a generous grant from the Wallace Foundation. The findings, conclusions and recommendations herein are those of the authors and do not represent the official positions or policies of the funder or of the educational institutions of the researchers. Copyright ©2010 by the University of Minnesota. ® All rights reserved. About the Organizations The Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI) at the University of Minnesota links empirical research to real-world applications for educational leaders in Minnesota and across the United States. To do so, CAREI conducts comprehensive studies that provide information about challenges confronting schools and practices leading to educational improvement. For information on our technical reports and resources, please visit our Web site: www.cehd.umn.edu/CAREI/ The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto (OISE/UT) is the largest professional sch...
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AUTHOR Louis, Karen Seashore TITLE Product, Process and People in the R&D Utilization Program. Th... more AUTHOR Louis, Karen Seashore TITLE Product, Process and People in the R&D Utilization Program. The Power of the Interventions. INSTITUTION Abt Associates, Inc., Cambridge, Mass. SPONS AGENCY National Inst. of Education (ED) , Washington, D.C. Research and Educational Practice Program. PUB DATE Apr 81 NOTE 29p.: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the America^ Educational Research Associaticn (65th, Los Angeles, CA, April 16, 1981). Small print in Table 9.
Journal of Educational Change, 2009
1 online resource (PDF, 58 pages
Changes in the institutional control of faculty behavior are examined, stressing that such contro... more Changes in the institutional control of faculty behavior are examined, stressing that such control includes not only control by a faculty member's own university, but also, increasingly, regulation and othe- influences exerted by institutions outside the university. The review of the literature focuses on tays in which changes in the external environments of universities have affected professors ' research. These changes are considered from three perspectives: (1) complications associated with different types of external organizations--academic associations, the federal government, private industry, and the organized public; (2) issues related to different disciplinary sectors internal to the university; and (3) aspects of the relationship between external and internal parties based on two types of theories of organization-environment interaction--resource dependence and institutional theories. It is
This study examined the extent to which graduate students in sctence and engineering fields subsc... more This study examined the extent to which graduate students in sctence and engineering fields subscribe to the norms of research behavior which have been the basis of the freedom, self-direction, and self-regulation which characterize academic research. In particular the study focused on the relationship between academic departments ' climates and structures, and the extent to which graduate students subscribe to either norms or counternorms of research. The norms have been defined as universalism (separation of scientific knowledge from personal characteristics), communality (sharing of findings and techniques), disinterestedness (separation of research from personal motives) and organized skepticism (critical, public examination of scientific work). Using a random sample of 2,000 graduate students, 500 each from 4 disciplines (microbiology, chemistry, sociology and civil engineering) from 98
Financial support for this research was provided by a generous grant from the Wallace Foundation.... more Financial support for this research was provided by a generous grant from the Wallace Foundation. The findings, conclusions and recommendations herein are those of the authors and do not represent the official positions or policies of the funder or of the educational institutions of the researchers. Copyright ©2010 by the University of Minnesota. ® All rights reserved. About the Organizations The Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI) at the University of Minnesota links empirical research to real-world applications for educational leaders in Minnesota and across the United States. To do so, CAREI conducts comprehensive studies that provide information about challenges confronting schools and practices leading to educational improvement. For information on our technical reports and resources, please visit our Web site: www.cehd.umn.edu/CAREI/ The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto (OISE/UT) is the largest professional sch...
1 online resource (PDF, 14 pages
AUTHOR Louis, Karen Seashore TITLE Product, Process and People in the R&D Utilization Program. Th... more AUTHOR Louis, Karen Seashore TITLE Product, Process and People in the R&D Utilization Program. The Power of the Interventions. INSTITUTION Abt Associates, Inc., Cambridge, Mass. SPONS AGENCY National Inst. of Education (ED) , Washington, D.C. Research and Educational Practice Program. PUB DATE Apr 81 NOTE 29p.: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the America^ Educational Research Associaticn (65th, Los Angeles, CA, April 16, 1981). Small print in Table 9.
Journal of Educational Change, 2009