David Hoffman

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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

Finnish Institute for Educational Research (Finnish Institute for Educational Research KTL) KTL
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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Aspiration, Achievement and Abandonment in ‘The World’s Best Country’: Merit and Equity or Smoke and Mirrors? (2015) Hoffman, David; et al.; A1; OA
The methodological illumination of a blind spot: information and communication technology and international research team dynamics in a higher education research program (2014) Hoffman, David; et al.; A1
The Best Science, The Best Science in Finnish – and English – or The Best Finnish Scientists? (2013) Hoffman, David; et al.; A1; OA
Venäjänkieliset IT-alan asiantuntijat työyhteisöissä - monikieliset käytänteet, identiteetit ja osallisuuden kokemukset integroitumisessa (2013) Pöyhönen, Sari; et al.; A3; OA
Higher education research in Finland: emerging structures and contemporary issues (2012) Ahola, Sakari; et al.; C2
Finnish Universities: Car dealerships, churches or cultural institutions? (2011) Hoffman, David; et al.; A3
Koulutuksen ja yhteiskunnan välistä suhdetta kartoittamassa (2011) Välimaa, Jussi; et al.; A3
Parasta tiedettä, parasta tiedettä suomeksi - ja englanniksi - vai parhaat suomalaiset tieteentekijät? (2011) Hoffman, David; et al.; A3
The International SoleTM of Finnish Higher Eduction: A Virtual Vanishing Act (2011) Hoffman, David; et al.; A1
Academic Mobility Patterns and the Competitiveness of Basic Units: The World Class, National Champions and Local Heroes of Finnish Universities (2010) Hoffman, David; et al.; D1; OA
Die Mobilität von Talenten und der Wandel beim Universitätspersonal: Verändern sich europäische Universitäten schnell genug? (The mobility of talent and changing university personnel patterns: Are European universities changing quickly enough?) (2010) Hoffman, David; E1
Kannattaako kansainvälistyä? Suomen yliopistot kansainvälisinä akateemisina ympäristöinä. Loppuraportti (2010) Raunio, Mika; et al.; D4
Changing Academic Mobility Patterns and International Migration: What Will Academic Mobility Mean in the 21st Century? (2009) Hoffman, David; A1
Editorial: Research and Intercultural Communication (2009) Otten, Matthias; et al.; A1
Multiple methods, communicative preferences and the incremental inteview approach protocol (2009) Hoffman, David; A1