Does Structural Development Matter? The Third Mission through Teaching and R&D at Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences

Autor/in	Kohtamäki, Vuokko
Titel	Does Structural Development Matter? The Third Mission through Teaching and R&D at Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences
Quelle	In: European Journal of Higher Education, 5 (2015) 3, S.264-279 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2156-8235
DOI	10.1080/21568235.2015.1044547
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Educational Policy; Expertise; Research and Development; Technical Education; Influences; Institutional Characteristics; Governance; Strategic Planning; College Role; Participation; Stakeholders; Environmental Influences; Case Studies; Online Surveys; Interviews; Administrators; College Administration; Statistical Analysis; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Expert appraisal; Forschung und Entwicklung; Technikunterricht; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Finanzierung; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Teilnahme; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Statistische Analyse; Finnland
Abstract	The latest policy trends of higher education institutions (HEIs) have increasingly highlighted the importance of external stakeholders' expertise and resources. This paper investigated how the third mission through teaching and research and development (R&D) at Finnish universities of applied sciences (UASs) is influenced by the structural development policy. Finnish structural development aims to increase the positive external impacts of HEIs by initiating changes to their organizational structures and operations. The findings suggest that structural development and the ministry behind the policy are powerful, shaping both external stakeholder engagement and internal working environments in UASs. The UASs implemented immediate strategic responses to the policy. The high priority of the structural development policy seems to be the result of survival thinking inside the UASs and not always of the academic appropriateness or desirability of the actions of this policy. The findings of this study suggest the institutionalization of regional mandates for UASs by linking teaching and R&D to confront various challenges. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01