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The Formal Organization of Knowledge: An Analysis of Academic Structure
- The Journal of Higher Education
- The Ohio State University Press
- Volume 73, Number 3, May/June 2002
- pp. 375-408
- 10.1353/jhe.2002.0025
- Article
- Additional Information
This article provides a rationale and illustrative data for the longitudinal study of the formal organization of knowledge. Focusing on two dimensions of academic structure, the authors find an increase in degree programs offered in contrast to relative stability in departmental structure. This pattern indicates a structural capacity for academic organizations to respond to divergent expectations for change and stability.