Blar i Publikasjoner fra Cristin på utgivelsesdato
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Strengthening the strategic capacity of public universities: The role of internal governance models
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Governments in Europe have emphasized the development of more autonomous public universities over the last couple of decades. Often, the aim of these reform policies has been to stimulate to a more competitive and agile ... -
Paradoxical attraction? Why an increasing number of international students choose Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Between 2000 and 2015, Norway has experienced a large increase in the number of international students compared with many other countries. At first glance, this may seem paradoxical considering that Norway is a country ... -
Why is there a lack of evidence on knowledge spillovers from foreign direct investment?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Empirical analyses of knowledge spillovers from foreign direct investment (FDI) offer mixed results; they find positive, neutral and negative FDI spillover effects. This lack of evidence mainly comes from the results of ... -
Publication patterns in the social sciences and humanities: Evidence from eight European countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This study investigates patterns in the language and type of social sciences and humanities (SSH) publications in non-English speaking European countries to demonstrate that such patterns are related not only to discipline ... -
Participation in adult education and training in countries with high and low participation rates: demand and barriers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This paper explores patterns in participation in adult education and training (AET) by comparing five countries with high participation rates (the Nordic countries and the Netherlands) with three countries with significantly ... -
Causal relations between knowledge-intensive business services and regional employment growth
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Causal relations between knowledge-intensive business services and regional employment growth. Regional Studies. This paper studies the causal relations between regional employment growth in knowledge-intensive business ... -
Training of various durations: Do we find the same social predictors as for training participation rates
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Most studies on participation in training focus on participation versus non-participation. The individual’s participation varies, however, very much in terms of the duration of training, from until a few days to intensive ... -
Revenge of the nerds: Cultural capital and the politics of lifestyle among adolescent elites
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)In recent scholarly debates about cultural stratification, some have argued that ‘openness’ and ‘omnivorous’ lifestyles constitute a new form of distinction. Using qualitative interviews, we address this by focusing on ... -
Innovation in the bioeconomy – dynamics of biorefinery innovation networks
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The bioeconomy has become a central concept in many strategies for future economic development, emphasising an increasing need for collaboration across industries and sectors for innovation. This paper unpacks aspects of ... -
Studier av høyere utdanning i Norge: En bibliometrisk undersøkelse
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Vi undersøker forskningen i studier av høyere utdanning i Norge ved å bruke data fra vitenskapelig publisering som er registrert i informasjonssystemet Cristin gjennom de seks årene 2011–2016. Med utgangspunkt i disse ... -
Country differences in numeracy skills: how do they vary by job characteristics and education levels?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)To what extent do favourable job characteristics contribute to the variation in numeracy skills between countries? Based on theory of maintenance and further development of pre-existing skills, this is explored by applying ... -
Conceptualising ‘quality work’ in higher education
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The issue of quality enhancement within higher education has attracted considerable research interest and the article suggest that managerial and cultural approaches have thus far dominated the literature in the field. ... -
Kompetanseutvikling i et mangfoldig landskap - Om virkninger av Strategi for etter- og videreutdanning i PP-tjenesten
(Research report, 2018)Dette er sluttrapport fra evalueringen av Strategi for etter- og videreutdanning i PP-tjenesten (SEVUPPT), som Nordlandsforskning, NIFU og Nord universitet har gjennomført på oppdrag for Utdanningsdirektoratet. Evalueringen ... -
Randomised controlled trials in Scandinavian educational research
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: The Scandinavian countries have a long history of implementing social interventions, but the interventions have not been examined using randomised controlled trials until relatively recently compared with ... -
The painters behind the profile: The rise and functioning of communication departments in universities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)It has been argued that universities are changing into becoming more professional as organizations, and this paper investigates this claim by exploring the emergence and tasks of communication departments in modern ... -
Modelling energy production flexibility: system dynamics approach
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-08)Article shows how system dynamics modelling (SDM) approach could be used in modelling the energy transition towards low carbon energy system. SDM can be used to combine the techno-economic and socio-technical analysis. The ... -
Are book publications disappearing from scholarly communication in the social sciences and humanities?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-03)The purpose of this paper is to analyze the evolution in terms of shares of scholarly book publications in the social sciences and humanities (SSH) in five European countries, i.e. Flanders (Belgium), Finland, Norway, ... -
A comparison between digital competence in two Nordic countries' national curricula and an international framework: Inspecting their readiness for 21st century education
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-15)This study investigates the objectives and competence aims in the digital competence curricula of two Nordic countries for compulsory education and an international framework, DIGCOMP. The main aim of the study is to analyze ... -
Broad online learning EdTech and USA universities: symbiotic relationships in a post-MOOC world
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-04)From 2012 USA universities entered new partnerships with private sector companies including Silicon Valley start-up Coursera. Coursera spearheads a new broad online learning segment of the fast growing global ‘educational ...