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- Title
"Of sea urchins, volcanoes, earthquakes…and engagement": Marcello Carapezza, Alberto Monroy, and Italy's University System.
- Authors
Pagliaro, Mario
- Abstract
The article analyzes the cause of both low performance and lack of attractiveness in Italy's higher educational and research system. An historical overview of how Italian scientists Marcello Carapezza and Alberto Monroy created leading research centers in geochemistry and developmental biology in Palermo offers insight into the opportunities and threats posed by the country's academic system. It has been found that the absence of the merit criterion in the allocation of financial resources accounts for a low achievement in the country. The author suggests that reshaping work at universities requires rediscovering the approach of predecessors such as Monroy and Carapezza.
- Subjects
PALERMO (Italy); ITALY; HIGHER education; CARAPEZZA, Marcello; MONROY, Alberto; SCIENTISTS; RESEARCH institutes; EDUCATIONAL finance
- Publication
Science in Context (0269-8897), 2007, Vol 20, Issue 4, p679
- ISSN
0269-8897
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0269889707001494