The Graying of Academia: Will It Reduce Scientific Productivity?

Autor/in	Stroebe, Wolfgang
Titel	The Graying of Academia: Will It Reduce Scientific Productivity?
Quelle	In: American Psychologist, 65 (2010) 7, S.660-673 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0003-066X
DOI	10.1037/a0021086
Schlagwörter	Age; Foreign Countries; Scientists; Beliefs; Productivity; Universities; Influences; Science Education; Canada; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alter; Lebensalter; Ausland; Scientist; Wissenschaftler; Belief; Glaube; Produktivität; University; Universität; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Kanada; USA
Abstract	The belief that science is a young person's game and that only young scientists can be productive and publish high-quality research is still widely shared by university administrators and members of the scientific community. Since the average age of university faculties is increasing not only in the United States but also in Europe, the question arises as to whether this belief is correct. If it were valid, the abolition of compulsory retirement in the United States and some parts of Canada would lower the productivity of these university systems. To address this question, this article reviews research on the association of age and scientific productivity conducted during the last four decades in North America and Europe. Whereas early research typically showed a decline in productivity after the ages of 40 to 45 years, this decline has been absent in more recent studies. Explanations for this change are discussed. (Contains 4 figures and 4 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10