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Ahgren-Lange, Ulla – International Journal of Institutional Management in Higher Education, 1982
The highly sectorized research and development system in Sweden, with many specialized research funding boards, has led to a need for coordination and overall research priorities at the national level. Demands for socially relevant research, conflict over applied versus basic research, and the first national legislation on research policy are…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Role, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
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Download full textWeller, Geoffrey R.; Rosehart, Robert G. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1985
The intent and results of the establishment of universities in the northern regions of Sweden and Ontario are examined, along with academic, financial, and geographic problems faced by each. (MSE)
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Role, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education
Svensson, Lennart – 1980
The history of the Swedish universities and their roots in various traditions are traced. Attention is directed to the historico-sociological theory concerning the development and transformation of the Swedish universities from a traditional cultural institution to a rational educational institution. Six themes are covered: a general historical…
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, College Role, Decision Making, Economic Factors
