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Thoughts on Higher Education and Scientific Research

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Author(s)

Jeffrey M. Voas, George Hurlburt, Keith Miller, Phillip Laplante, Bret Michael

Abstract

The notion of a "tipping point" isn't new, al though the concept has relevance in differing ways. Academia seems to be at a tipping point, whereby the steady state of disciplinary specialization is about to give way to an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to knowledge acquisition. To understand this particular tipping point, it must first appreciate the various emergent viewpoints associated with the concept.
Citation
IEEE IT Professional
Volume
13
Issue
2

Keywords

tipping point, solutions, problems, academic research

Citation

Voas, J. , Hurlburt, G. , Miller, K. , Laplante, P. and Michael, B. (2011), Thoughts on Higher Education and Scientific Research, IEEE IT Professional, [online], https://doi.org/10.1109/MITP.2011.34 (Accessed December 11, 2024)

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Created March 22, 2011, Updated November 10, 2018