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How the university went global and became the heart of the information ageThe university is experiencing an unprecedented level of success today, as more universities in more countries educate more students in more fields. At the same time, the university has become central to a knowledge society ba...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Frank, David John (Autor), Meyer, John W. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Colección:Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology
Temas:
Education and globalization.
Education, Higher > History.
Education, Higher > Social aspects.
Educational sociology.
Knowledge, Sociology of.
Universities and colleges > History.
Universities and colleges > Social aspects.
EDUCATION / Higher.
Chronicle of Higher Education.
college.
contemporary university.
economic role of university.
education policy.
global university.
globalization of the university.
globalization.
higher education policy.
history of higher education.
information economy.
knowledge economy.
neo-institutionalism.
neo-institutionalist.
political role of university.
postwar university.
rise of the university.
social role of university.
sociology of education.
threats to the university.
understanding the university.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • 1. The University as a World Institution
  • 2. The Worldwide Instantiation of the University
  • 3. The University Population in World Society and University Organizations
  • 4. The Societal Culture of
  • 5. The Human Actor and the Expansion of Academic Knowledge
  • 6. The Expanded University and the Knowledge Society
  • 7. Reflections on the Global Knowledge Society
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES
  • INDEX

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