Sociology - General & Miscellaneous, Economics of Education, Knowledge Management

Knowledge Society Vs. Knowledge Economy

Name: Knowledge Society Vs. Knowledge Economy
Author: Sverker Sorlin
ISBN: 9781403973047

by Sverker Sorlin (Editor), Hebe Vessuri

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Overview

A new collection in the IAU Issues in Higher Education Series that deals with the major tensions between education and science. Drawing on experiences from a range of countries and regions world-wide, the book demonstrates the need to find new avenues for the management of knowledge production to ensure that it can meet increasingly global goals and demands.

Synopsis

A discussion of the tension between education and science.

About the Author, Sverker Sorlin

Sverker Sörlin is Professor in the Division of History of Science and Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. Hebe Vessuri is Head of the Department of Science Studies, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Venezuela.