Higher Education and Regional Development Tales from Northern and Central Europe /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pinheiro, Rómulo (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Young, Mitchell (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Šima, Karel (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education,
• Subjects: Higher education.; International education .; Comparative education.; Economic development.; School management and organization.; School administration.; Education and state.; Higher Education.; International and Comparative Education.; Regional Development.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.; Education Policy.

This book analyses the role of universities as critical actors in the socio-economic development of peripheral regions in Norway and the Czech Republic. Examining the ambiguities of the traditional mission of a university in comparison to contemporary demands, the editors and contributors move past...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. University Complexity and Regional Development in the Periphery
• Chapter 2. Geography vs University Functions-Regionally Based Networks: The Case of the Ústí Region
• Chapter 3. Designed for Regional Engagement? The Case of Telemark University College
• Chapter 4. Graduate Paradox at Jihlava: The Perspective of Stakeholders
• Chapter 5. Power, Institutions and Periphery: What can a small university college do?
• Chapter 6. Multiple Streams Running Dry: Third-Mission Policies at a Czech Research University
• Chapter 7. University Collaboration at a Cross-Road: Evolution and Tensions in Third-Mission Engagement
• Chapter 8. Conclusion.