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Ordering the Global Field of Academic Science: Money, Mission, and Position

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Title: Ordering the Global Field of Academic Science: Money, Mission, and Position
Language: English
Authors: Cantwell, Brendan, Taylor, Barrett J., Johnson, Nathan M.
Source: Studies in Higher Education. 2020 45(1):18-33.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 2020
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Global Approach, Research Universities, Scientific Research, Geographic Regions, Prediction, Reputation, Cross Cultural Studies, Science Education, Educational Resources, Competition, Comparative Education, Faculty Publishing, Institutional Mission, Scores, Institutional Evaluation
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2018.1506916
ISSN: 0307-5079
Abstract: Researchers have identified the emergence of a global field of academic science. In order to understand the dynamics of this field, this study used latent profile and regression techniques to analyze data gathered for a sample of 114 research universities from around the world. Sociological theory informed the framing and conceptualization of the study. Results demonstrated that leading research universities emphasized different areas of science, that science emphasis was patterned by geographic region, and that region, resource levels, and science emphasis all predicted status in the field. Implications for theory and future research were discussed.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2020
Accession Number: EJ1238674
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Researchers have identified the emergence of a global field of academic science. In order to understand the dynamics of this field, this study used latent profile and regression techniques to analyze data gathered for a sample of 114 research universities from around the world. Sociological theory informed the framing and conceptualization of the study. Results demonstrated that leading research universities emphasized different areas of science, that science emphasis was patterned by geographic region, and that region, resource levels, and science emphasis all predicted status in the field. Implications for theory and future research were discussed.
ISSN:0307-5079
DOI:10.1080/03075079.2018.1506916