The American Research University from World War II to World Wide Web : Governments, the Private Sector, and the Emerging Meta-University /

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Forty years after Clark Kerr coined the term 'multiversity', the American research university has continued to evolve into a complex force for social and economic good. This volume explores the contemporary state of the research university system, offering a multifaceted view of the univer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vest, Charles M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : Center for Studies in Higher Education, University of California Press, 2007.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Universities and colleges > Research.
Universities and colleges > Economic aspects.
Technology > Study and teaching (Higher)
Science > Study and teaching.
Research institutes.
HISTORY > United States > General.
REFERENCE > Research.
Universites > Aspect economique > États-Unis.
Recherche universitaire > États-Unis.
Universities and colleges > Economic aspects > United States.
Universities and colleges > Research > United States.
Technology > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States > History > 20th century.
Science > Study and teaching > United States > History > 20th century.
Research institutes > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Governments and universities: the roles and influences of the public sector in higher education
  • Industry, philanthropy, and universities: the roles and influences of the private sector in higher education
  • Openness: education, research, and scholarly communication in an age of globalization and terrorism
  • The emerging global meta-university: higher education and scholarship in the age of the Internet.

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