%0 Journal Article %1 keyhere %A Jansen, Jonathan D. %D 2002 %J Higher Education %K diplomarbeit mode2 %N 4 %P 507--521 %T Mode 2 knowledge and institutional life: Taking Gibbons on a walk through a South African university %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1015264929074 %V 43 %X This paper examines the response of a blackuniversity in South Africa to the challengesposed by the mode 2 knowledge thesis of MichaelGibbon. The case material is based on theFaculty of Engineering at the University ofDurban Westville, which in the period 1999–2000grappled with the implications of Gibbon’sthesis for knowledge, inquiry and professionalidentity in a proposed university-industrypartnership. The author argues that entrenchedinstitutional rules and behaviours threaten toundermine any attempt to rethink the researchand practice of engineering education even whensuch restructuring appears to work in the bestinterest of students. ER -

@article{keyhere, abstract = {This paper examines the response of a blackuniversity in South Africa to the challengesposed by the mode 2 knowledge thesis of MichaelGibbon. The case material is based on theFaculty of Engineering at the University ofDurban Westville, which in the period 1999–2000grappled with the implications of Gibbon’sthesis for knowledge, inquiry and professionalidentity in a proposed university-industrypartnership. The author argues that entrenchedinstitutional rules and behaviours threaten toundermine any attempt to rethink the researchand practice of engineering education even whensuch restructuring appears to work in the bestinterest of students. ER -}, added-at = {2009-02-04T18:28:33.000+0100}, author = {Jansen, Jonathan D.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/29787db55f157d8040d16563da0bb9570/dominikb1888}, description = {SpringerLink - Journal Article}, interhash = {ce9ecad4a98147be1d6d6551db0c6290}, intrahash = {9787db55f157d8040d16563da0bb9570}, journal = {Higher Education}, keywords = {diplomarbeit mode2}, month = {#jun#}, number = 4, pages = {507--521}, timestamp = {2010-12-09T12:52:02.000+0100}, title = {Mode 2 knowledge and institutional life: Taking Gibbons on a walk through a South African university}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1015264929074}, volume = 43, year = 2002 }