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"In an increasingly competitive higher education environment, America's public universities are seeking ways to differentiate themselves. This book suggests that a hopeful vision of what a university should be lies in a reexamination of the "land-grant mission," the common system...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sternberg, Robert J. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2014]
Temas:
State universities and colleges > United States.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States.
Universités d'État > États-Unis.
Enseignement supérieur > Finalités > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION > Administration > Higher.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives
State universities and colleges
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • History and mission / Charles I. Abramson [and others]
  • Teaching and learning / Melanie C. Page [and others]
  • Research and other scholarship / D. Alan Tree
  • Service, cooperative extension, and community engagement / Jorge H. Atiles [and others]
  • Diversity / Sue C. Jacobs [and others]
  • Undergraduate academic experience / Jeremy D. Penn, John D. Hathcoat, Sungah Kim
  • Liberal studies, undergraduate curriculum, and the land-grant idea / Pamela Martin Fry
  • Graduate academic experience / Jean Van Delinder, Sheryl Ann Tucker
  • Honors colleges and competitive fellowship programs / Robert Spurrier, Robert E. Graalman Jr.
  • Campus life / Matthew S. Brown, Jovette R. Dew
  • The library in the modern land-grant university / Sheila Grant Johnson [and others]
  • Athletics / Ry Marcattilio-McCracken [and others]
  • Economic development / Steven C. Price, Ron D. Duggins, Stephen W.S. McKeever
  • Fostering human capital and human potential / J. Shane Robinson, Whitney A. Bailey
  • Creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship / Michael H. Morris [and others]
  • Role of the arts / Jean Van Delinder, Betty Ann Sisson
  • Wisdom and ethics / Eric Reitan, Scott D. Gelfand, R. Steven Harrist
  • Promotion and tenure / Tami L. Moore [and others]
  • Role of institutional rankings / Laura L.B. Barnes, Christie Hawkins
  • Financing and fiscal accountability / Robert E. Dixon [and others]
  • Epilogue: Values underlying the activities of land-grant universities / Robert J. Sternberg.

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