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Validation of bibliometric indicators in the field of microbiology: A Norwegian case study
This paper addresses two related issues regarding the validity of bibliometric indicators for the assessment of national performance within a particular scientific field. Firstly, the representativeness of a journal-based subject classification; and secondly, the completeness of the database coverage. Norwegian publishing in microbiology was chosen as a case, using the standard ISI-product National Science Indicators on (…)
Student satisfaction : towards an empirical deconstruction of the concept
This study examines how overall student satisfaction in Norway can be broken down into component assessments referring to broader aspects of the students’ learning experience. The analysis reveals that the academic and pedagogic quality of teaching are crucial determinants of student satisfaction, pointing to a potential overlap between student satisfaction surveys and surveys on student (…)
Intellectual capital: a human capital perspective
In this article, intellectual capital is seen as complementary capacities of competence and commitment. Based on theoretically and empirically robust human capital theory, we define intellectual capital as individuals’ complementary capacity to generate added value and thus create wealth. Resources are then perceived to be both tangible and intangible. This view is an extension of (…)
Oslo: In What Way an Innovative City?
The article analyses to which extent and in what way the Oslo region may be considered as an innovative and dynamic city in the Norwegian context. Although the European Union Community Innovation Survey (CIS II) concludes that the Oslo region has the same share of innovative firms as the national average, other data sources convincingly (…)
Policy and Practice in Higher Education. Reforming Norwegian Universities
Change in higher education policy reflects and transforms the relationship between the state, the higher education institution and the individual. Drawn from the perspectives of political science and sociology, this volume describes and analyses the interplay of factors at all three levels, using Norway as a case study. The last thirty years have been a (…)
Motivation for medical school: the relationship to gender and specialty preferences in a nationwide sample
Students picked out which they preferred among 53 specialties. The highest motivational scores were on the ‘person orientated’ index, female students scoring higher than men. Female students were, however, nearly as highly motivated by status/security and interests in natural science as were men. ‘Person orientated’ and ‘natural science orientated’ motives exerted the strongest influence on (…)
