NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ647376
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
The Formal Organization of Knowledge: An Analysis of Academic Structure.
Gumport, Patricia J.; Snydman, Stuart K.
Journal of Higher Education, v73 n3 p375-408 May-Jun 2002
A case study of San Jose State University examined how changes in what counts as knowledge are reflected in universities' academic structure. Found that the multidimensionality of academic structure, with bureaucratic (departmental) structure relatively fixed and programmatic (degree program) structure relatively open, enables universities to reconcile the divergent forces of inertia and adaptation regarding knowledge. (EV)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, Degrees (Academic), Departments, Educational Change, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Majors (Students), School Organization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Academic Structure; San Jose State University CA