This article is written by Michael Gibbons the author of The production of knowledge: The Dynamics of Science and Research in Contemporary Societies. In it the author discusses "two existing modes of knowledge production - mode 1 and mode 2" and the implications of these modes for teaching and research in the 21st century. This author appears to be somewhat of a futurist and seems to be prophetic in his understanding of culture shifts underway driven by web technologies. His view of the future of research and education appears to me to have interesting implications for the ITP community.
http://www.griffith.edu.au/vc/ate/pdf/gibbons.pdf
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I found this article to be very timely. Thank you for choosing to post it. It certainly made me think about some of the deeper issues involved in the explosion of information that is represented by mode 2 research. I was, however, a little curious as to why there are so few references. I found myself asking, "Is this more of philosophy paper or is this a research paper, and, where do I make the distinction if the distinction is important in the first place."
Thanks!
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