Designing the new American university
Language: English Publication details: Baltimore, MD Johns Hopkins University Press 2015 Description: xiii, 344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN: 1421417235Subject(s): Education, Higher--United States | Universities and colleges--United StatesSummary: 9781421417233Summary: Includes bibliographical references and index.Summary: America's research universities consistently dominate global rankings but may be entrenched in a model that no longer accomplishes their purposes. With their multiple roles of discovery, teaching, and public service, these institutions represent the gold standard in American higher education, but their evolution since the nineteenth century has been only incremental. The need for a new and complementary model that offers broader accessibility to an academic platform underpinned by knowledge production is critical to our well-being and economic competitiveness.Summary: 2019| Item type | Current library | Collection | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard loan | Library Services Main collection | Print books | 378.73 CRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 74003792 |
9781421417233
Includes bibliographical references and index.
America's research universities consistently dominate global rankings but may be entrenched in a model that no longer accomplishes their purposes. With their multiple roles of discovery, teaching, and public service, these institutions represent the gold standard in American higher education, but their evolution since the nineteenth century has been only incremental. The need for a new and complementary model that offers broader accessibility to an academic platform underpinned by knowledge production is critical to our well-being and economic competitiveness.
2019
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