The Bologna Process and the Economic Impacts of Research and Development within the Context of Europeanization: the case of Finland
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Classifications
MinEdu publication type
A1
Category
Artikkelit ja abstraktit
Refereed
Kyllä
Sub category
Tieteelliset aikakauslehtiartikkelit
Type
Alkuperäisartikkeli
Publication channel information
Title of journal/series
European educational research journal
ISSN (electronic)
1474-9041
ISSN (linking)
1474-9041
Publication forum ID
55654
Publication forum level
Not available
Internationality
Yes
Detailed publication information
Publication year
2010
Journal/series volume number
9
Journal/series issue number
1
Page numbers
92-104
DOI
10.2304/eerj.2010.9.1.92
Language of publication
English
Co-publication information
International co-publication
No
Co-publication with a company
No
Availability
Link to online publication
Link to self-archived version
Classification and additional information
MinEdu field of science classification
5141 Sociology, 511 Economics, 516 Educational sciences
Additional information
Higher education and public research play an important role in economic development, mainly in industrial research and development (R & D) and innovation through the manufacturing sector. Finland has taken great strides in this regard as it represents a Europeanization of a knowledge system in the European Union, being relevant at the international level for the outstanding development the economy has witnessed throughout the R & D sector while facing international challenges. The available database from Tekes (on the current state of the Finnish R & D sector) provided records of the gradual development of the sector over time and at different levels of the Finnish knowledge system. The article does not describe major policy measures of the Bologna process but rather attempts to consider the economic rationale of R & D development and its economic impacts in Finland within the Bologna framework. The article is concerned with the ways in which Finnish R & D under specific conditions has given results at the economic level with the Europeanization process and its subsequent policies. A synoptic view is given of higher education research strategies in terms of R & D. The article also touches on the issue of the general effects of the development of R & D and its economic relevance in light of the Bologna reforms.