Knowledge for whose society? Knowledge production, higher education, and federal policy in Canada

Higher Education

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-225

  Metcalfe, Amy Scott ^a   Fenwick, Tara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian higher education; Innovation strategy; Knowledge economy; Research policy; Workforce development

Indexed keywords

EID: 58549091477     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-008-9142-4     Document Type: Article

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