A provocative look at the troubled present state of American higher education and a passionately argued and learned manifesto for its future. Educator Mark C. Taylor expands on the ideas in his hugely controversial 2009 New York Times op-ed. His suggestions for the ivory tower a…
The uses of the university: with a new chapter and preface
by Kerr, Clark
fromGodkin lectures
Energetic, shrewd, and charming, Herman B Wells was the driving force behind the transformation of Indiana University-- which became a model for American public higher education in the 20th century.
Examines the internationalization of higher education and the role of universities in social and economic development. Gordon Stanley from University of Sydney.
"This book investigates the intensifying struggle for excellence between universities in a globalized academic field. The rise of the entrepreneurial university and academic capitalism are superimposing themselves on the competition of scientists for progress of knowledge and re…
"This book investigates the intensifying struggle for excellence between universities in a globalized academic field. The rise of the entrepreneurial university and academic capitalism are superimposing themselves on the competition of scientists for progress of knowledge and re…
"Higher education is in an unprecedented time of change and reform. To address these challenges, university leaders tend to focus on specific interventions and programs, but ignore the change processes and the contexts that would lead to success. Joining theory and practice, How…