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  • The Schooled Society

    The Educational Transformation of Global Culture

    by David P Baker ...
    "Path-breaking . . . offers a rich, encompassing, global perspective on education . . . articulates an educationally-grounded vision of contemporary society." —David John Frank, University of California, IrvineOnly 150 years ago, the majority of the world's population was largely illiterate. Today, not only do most people over fifteen have basic reading and writing skills, but 20 percent of the ... Read more

    $21.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Global Mega-Science

    Universities, Research Collaborations, and Knowledge Production

    by David P. Baker, Justin J.W. Powell ...
    Never has the world been as rich in scientific knowledge as it is today. But what are its main sources? In accessible and engaging fashion, Global Mega-Science examines the origins of this unprecedented growth of knowledge production over the past hundred and twenty years. David P. Baker and Justin J.W. Powell integrate sociological and historical approaches with unique scientometric data to argue ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • How Universities Transform Occupations and Work in the 21st Century

    The Academization of German and American Economies

    Edited by Manfred Stock, Alexander Mitterle, David P. Baker ...
    Series Book 47 - International Perspectives on Education and Society
    Advanced education is often thought to respond to the demands of the economy. Market forces create new occupations, and then universities respond with degrees and curricula tailored to produce graduates with the required skills. Presented here is ground-breaking comparative research on an underappreciated, yet growing, concurrent alternative process: universities and their expanding research ... Read more

    $108.99 USD

  • The Schooled Society

    The Educational Transformation of Global Culture

    by David P. Baker ...
    Only 150 years ago, the majority of the world's population was largely illiterate. Today, not only do most people over fifteen have basic reading and writing skills, but 20 percent of the population attends some form of higher education. What are the effects of such radical, large-scale change? David Baker argues that the education revolution has transformed our world into a schooled society—that ... Read more

    $26.29 USD

  • The Century of Science

    The Global Triumph of the Research University

    Edited by Justin J. W. Powell, David P. Baker, Frank Fernandez ...
    Series Book 33 - International Perspectives on Education and Society
    Winner of the 2017 Award for Significant Research on International Higher Education (CIHE/ASHE)Winner of the 2018 American Publishers Awards for Professional & Scholarly Excellence: Education TheoryIn The Century of Science, a multicultural, international team of authors examine the global rise of scholarly research in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and health (STEM+) fields. This ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

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    by Robin DiAngelo, Özlem Sensoy ...
    Series series Multicultural Education Series
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  • Risk Governance

    Coping with Uncertainty in a Complex World

    by Ortwin Renn ...
    Series series Earthscan Risk in Society
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  • Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind, Third Edition

    by Geert Hofstede, Gert Jan Hofstede, Michael Minkov ...
    The revolutionary study of how the place where we grew up shapes the way we think, feel, and act-- with new dimensions and perspectivesBased on research conducted in more than seventy countries over a forty-year span, Cultures and Organizations examines what drives people apart—when cooperation is so clearly in everyone’s interest. With major new contributions from Michael Minkov’s analysis of ... Read more

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  • The Entrepreneurial Self

    Fabricating a New Type of Subject

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    by Geert Hofstede, Gert Jan Hofstede ...
    The landmark study of cultural differences across 70 nations, Cultures and Organizations helps readers look at how they think—and how they fail to think—as members of groups. Based on decades of painstaking field research, this new edition features the latest scientific results published in Geert Hofstede’s scholarly work Culture’s Consequences, Second Edition. Original in thought and profoundly ... Read more

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  • Digital Transformation of Learning Organizations

    Edited by Dirk Ifenthaler, Sandra Hofhues, Marc Egloffstein, Christian Helbig ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This open access volume provides insight into how organizations change through the adoption of digital technologies. Opportunities and challenges for individuals as well as the organization are addressed. It features four major themes: 1. Current research exploring the theoretical underpinnings of digital transformation of organizations. 2. Insights into available digital technologies as well as ... Read more

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  • The New Institutionalism in Organizational Analysis

    Edited by Walter W. Powell, Paul J. DiMaggio ...
    Long a fruitful area of scrutiny for students of organizations, the study of institutions is undergoing a renaissance in contemporary social science. This volume offers, for the first time, both often-cited foundation works and the latest writings of scholars associated with the "institutional" approach to organization analysis.In their introduction, the editors discuss points of convergence and ... Read more

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