Tertiary Education in the 21st Century Economic Change and Social Networks

by Strathdee, Robert Craig

• ISBN13: 9781403975171
• ISBN10: 1403975175
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

"Why are policy makers in England and New Zealand building networks between providers of tertiary education and innovative firms, yet also attempting to destroy networks through reform of assessment practices? This book argues that answers to both questions can be found in social changes that are driving up the importance of personal and institutional network capital in some fields and in egalitarian attempts to create open competitions for advancement. This book shows that these changes are leading to a reconfiguration in the rules upon which the competition for advancement is organized through tertiary education."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Robert Craig Strathdee is Senior Lecturer of Education, School of Education Studies, Victoria University of Wellington.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Social Class, Tertiary Education, and Field Theory	p. 15
Ecologies of Talent	p. 39
The Creation of Contrasting Geographies of Talent in England and New Zealand	p. 61
Innovation and Networks in the Knowledge Economy: The Case of the Screen Production Field in New Zealand	p. 85
Innovation and Networks in the Knowledge Economy: The Case of the Biotechnology Field in New Zealand	p. 111
Innovation and Networks in the Knowledge Economy: The Case of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships in England	p. 131
Summary and Conclusion	p. 153
Notes	p. 171
References	p. 181
Index	p. 195
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