Purist or Pragmatist? UK Doctoral Scientists' Moral Positions on the Knowledge Economy

Autor/inn/en	Hancock, Sally; Hughes, Gwyneth; Walsh, Elaine
Titel	Purist or Pragmatist? UK Doctoral Scientists' Moral Positions on the Knowledge Economy
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 42 (2017) 7, S.1244-1258 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hancock, Sally)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2015.1087994
Schlagwörter	Moral Values; Scientists; Knowledge Economy; Higher Education; Foreign Countries; Doctoral Degrees; Career Choice; Human Capital; Economic Development; Motivation; Scientific Research; Professional Identity; Science Careers; Educational Policy; Social Systems; Surveys; Graduate Students; STEM Education; Student Attitudes; Mixed Methods Research; Interviews; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Scientist; Wissenschaftler; Knowledge society; Economy; Wissensgesellschaft; Wirtschaft; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Doctoral degree; Doktorgrad; Humankapital; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Social system; Soziales System; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; STEM; Schülerverhalten; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Großbritannien
Abstract	Doctoral scientists increasingly forge non-academic careers after completing the doctorate. Governments and industry in advanced economies welcome this trend, since it complements the "knowledge economy" vision that has come to dominate higher education globally. Knowledge economy stakeholders consider doctoral scientists to constitute particularly high-value human capital; primed to contribute to economic growth via the creation and application of scientific knowledge. Little is known, however, about doctoral scientists' awareness of, and attitudes towards, the knowledge economy. This paper reports a study of UK doctoral scientists, which reveals that they are aware of, but ideologically divided towards, the knowledge economy. The knowledge economy relates to their scientific motivations, values and aspirations in complex ways. Four moral positions emerge, ranging from "anti" to "pro" knowledge economy. We discuss the characteristics of each moral position, concluding with the need for doctoral scientists to adopt better informed and more flexible professional outlooks. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01