The Academic Profession in the Knowledge-based Society (APIKS): Evolution of a Major Comparative Research Project

Timo Aarrevaara; Martin Finkelstein; Glen A. Jones; Jisun Jung

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-76579-8_4

The Academic Profession in the Knowledge-based Society (APIKS): Evolution of a Major Comparative Research Project

Timo Aarrevaara, Martin Finkelstein, Glen A. Jones, Jisun Jung

Faculty of Social Sciences

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Abstract

This chapter argues for the importance of a comparative perspective on the academic profession, as higher education globally assumes an increasingly central role in the knowledge society and economy. We begin with an overview of the surge in empirical research on the academic profession over the past three decades and culminate with an introduction to the APIKS project: the Academic Profession in the Knowledge-Based Society. The project, involving research teams from 22 countries across 5 continents, designed and executed surveys of the academic profession in 2019–2020, including their role, working conditions, career trajectories and prospects, and the changing pressures and expectations for contributing to economic growth and social betterment through research, teaching, and external activities. Sampling and survey processes, including planning and design and datafile management, are described. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the challenges of conducting a large-scale comparative survey and considers the project’s likely future directions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Universities in the Knowledge Society
Subtitle of host publication	The Nexus of National Systems of Innovation and Higher Education
Editors	Timo Aarrevaara, Martin Finkelstein, Glen A. Jones, Jisun Jung
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	4
Pages	49-64
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-76579-8
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-76578-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76579-8_4
Publication status	Published - 29 Sept 2021
MoEC publication type	A3 Part of a book or another research book

Publication series

Series	The Changing Academy – The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective
Number	22

Keywords

Academic profession
Knowledge-based society
Carnegie Survey
Changing Academic Profession (CAP)
Formative years
Data management

Field of science

Administrative science

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Aarrevaara, T., Finkelstein, M., Jones, G. A., & Jung, J. (2021). The Academic Profession in the Knowledge-based Society (APIKS): Evolution of a Major Comparative Research Project. In T. Aarrevaara, M. Finkelstein, G. A. Jones, & J. Jung (Eds.), Universities in the Knowledge Society: The Nexus of National Systems of Innovation and Higher Education (pp. 49-64). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76579-8_4

Aarrevaara, Timo ; Finkelstein, Martin ; Jones, Glen A. et al. / The Academic Profession in the Knowledge-based Society (APIKS) : Evolution of a Major Comparative Research Project. Universities in the Knowledge Society: The Nexus of National Systems of Innovation and Higher Education. editor / Timo Aarrevaara ; Martin Finkelstein ; Glen A. Jones ; Jisun Jung. Cham : Springer, 2021. pp. 49-64 (The Changing Academy – The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective; No. 22).

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Aarrevaara, T, Finkelstein, M, Jones, GA & Jung, J 2021, The Academic Profession in the Knowledge-based Society (APIKS): Evolution of a Major Comparative Research Project. in T Aarrevaara, M Finkelstein, GA Jones & J Jung (eds), Universities in the Knowledge Society: The Nexus of National Systems of Innovation and Higher Education. Springer, Cham, The Changing Academy – The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective, no. 22, pp. 49-64. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76579-8_4

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Aarrevaara T, Finkelstein M, Jones GA, Jung J. The Academic Profession in the Knowledge-based Society (APIKS): Evolution of a Major Comparative Research Project. In Aarrevaara T, Finkelstein M, Jones GA, Jung J, editors, Universities in the Knowledge Society: The Nexus of National Systems of Innovation and Higher Education. Cham: Springer. 2021. p. 49-64. (The Changing Academy – The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective; No. 22). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-76579-8_4

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