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ERIC Number: EJ242592
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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Is University Research on the Decline?
Ferne, Georges
European Journal of Education, v15 n4 p333-41 1980
Decline in research emphasis in universities is tied to a number of factors: defensive apathy in the university scientific community; weakening links between teaching and research; declining enrollments; problems in interdisciplinary work; employment stability and aging faculty, obsolete equipment, support staff reduction, and growing bureaucracy. (MSE)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Bureaucracy, College Faculty, College Role, Declining Enrollment, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Laboratory Equipment, Research Needs, Scientific Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Research Universities