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Title: Lecturers' Qualifications and Activities as Indicators of Convergence and Differentiation in the Swiss Higher Education System
Language: English
Authors: Böckelmann, Christine (ORCID 0000-0002-1694-444X), Probst, Carole (ORCID 0000-0003-4820-3571), Wassmer, Christian (ORCID 0000-0003-3917-2857), Baumann, Sheron (ORCID 0000-0002-9781-9818)
Source: European Journal of Higher Education. 2022 12(3):229-254.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 26
Publication Date: 2022
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, College Faculty, Teacher Characteristics, Comparative Analysis, Educational Policy
Geographic Terms: Switzerland
DOI: 10.1080/21568235.2021.1923547
ISSN: 2156-8235
2156-8243
Abstract: In Switzerland, universities of applied sciences were created with a strong applied research mandate in the mid-1990s. Together with traditional universities they form a functionally differentiated higher education system consisting of equivalent but different types of institutions. The state of the differentiation is discussed controversially and there is speculation about a decreasing practical orientation of lecturers at universities of applied sciences. Through a comparative analysis of data on lecturer profiles from two different surveys, this contribution explores whether differentiation or convergence between the two types of higher education institutions can be observed. The comparison of the lecturers' qualifications and their activities in research and teaching shows that overall, the differentiation required by educational policy is mostly met. While traditional university lecturers have a stronger academic background and are oriented more towards research, their colleagues at universities of applied sciences accumulate considerably more practical experience and are less involved in research. However, there are indications that research at traditional universities is to a certain extent applied in its character. Also, disciplinary differences may play a stronger role in differentiation than the type of institution.
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