The American research university from World War II to world wide web : governments, the private sector, and the emerging meta-university

The American research university from World War II to world wide web : governments, the private sector, and the emerging meta-university /

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:English
Published: Berkeley : Center for Studies in Higher Education, University of California Press, ©2007.
Series:Clark Kerr lectures on the role of higher education in society ; 1.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Research institutes > United States > History > 20th century.
Science > Study and teaching > United States > History > 20th century.
Technology > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States > History > 20th century.
Universities and colleges > Research > United States.
Universities and colleges > Economic aspects > United States.
REFERENCE > Research.
HISTORY > United States > General.
Research institutes
Science > Study and teaching
Technology > Study and teaching (Higher)
Universities and colleges > Economic aspects
Universities and colleges > Research
United States
History
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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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