David Hoffman

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Active JYU affiliations

Finnish Institute for Educational Research, Senior Researcher

Research interests

My research focuses on the path to becoming a university professor in the 21st century. Specifically, explaining key differences across countries, fields of study and types of universities regarding: I) Who is on this path; II) Who is not and III) What this means for higher education and society.

Fields of science

5141 Sociology (514 Sociology)
5142 Social policy (514 Sociology)
516 Educational sciences (Social sciences)

Follow-up groups

School of Wellbeing (University of Jyväskylä JYU) JYU.Well

Personal keywords

Academic Work; Comparative & International Education Studies; Higher Education Studies; Internationalization; Intersectionality; Migration; Mixed-Methods Studies; Mobilities; Social Stratification

Publications and other outputs

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Globalization in Higher Education (Finland) (2020) Hoffman, David M.; et al.; A3
Maybe-ing and must be-ing in higher education (2020) Mahon, Kathleen; et al.; B1; OA
The historical potential of flux in this unique moment : Conceptually highlighting an opportunity for praxis-driven change (2020) Hoffman, David; et al.; B1; OA
Two Decades of Internationalization and Higher Education in Finland : 20 Years of Experience, Or 1 year – Repeated 20 Times? (2020) Hoffman, David; et al.; D2; OA; 978-951-39-8384-0
Explaining the Difference between Policy-Based Evidence and Evidence-Based Policy : A Nexus Analysis Approach to Mobilities and Migration (2019) Aarnikoivu, Melina; et al.; A1; OA
Dilemmas that explain persistent exclusion in Finnish higher education (2017) Hoffman, David; et al.; D2; OA
Diversity of Higher Education Institutions in Networked Knowledge Societies : A Comparative Examination (2016) Brennan, John; et al.; A3
Higher Education in Networked Knowledge Societies (2016) Välimaa, Jussi; et al.; A3
Introduction to the Book and the Comparative Study (2016) Välimaa, Jussi; et al.; A3
Main Findings and Discussion (2016) Välimaa, Jussi; et al.; A3
Re-Becoming Universities? : Higher Education Institutions in Networked Knowledge Societies (2016) Hoffman, David; et al.; C2
The CINHEKS Research Design : Taking Stock and Moving Forward (2016) Hoffman, David; et al.; A3
The Dark Side of Mobility – One Year of Experience, Repeated 20 Times (2016) Hoffman, David; et al.; E1; OA
‘World Class Local Heroes’ : Emerging Competitive Horizons and Transnational Academic Capitalism in Finnish Higher Education – 2010–2012 (2016) Hoffman, David; et al.; A3
Aspiration, Achievement and Abandonment in ‘The World’s Best Country’: Merit and Equity or Smoke and Mirrors? (2015) Hoffman, David; et al.; A1; OA