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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ979166
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
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The Role of Context in Academic Capitalism: The Industry-Friendly Department Case
Mendoza, Pilar
Journal of Higher Education, v83 n1 p26-48 Jan-Feb 2012
This study shows a case of a department heavily involved in industry-academia collaborations and patenting activities while exhibiting high levels of academic norms such as teaching, basic research, academic freedom and free dissemination of knowledge. Based on the findings, the author argues that academic capitalism is a highly contextual phenomenon.
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Academic Freedom, Context Effect, Social Systems, Cooperation, Higher Education, School Business Relationship, Research, Intellectual Property, Case Studies, Social Capital
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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