Future of the American public research university /
"Public research universities are an integral part of American society. They play the leading role in educating future leaders in agriculture, engineering, the arts and sciences, humanities, business, education, and other professions. Public research universities generate the new products, proc...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Rotterdam :
Sense Publishers,
c2007
Rotterdam : [2007] |
| Series: | Global perspectives on higher education ;
v. 6 Global perspectives on higher education v. 6 |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : where the public research university has been, where it is, and where it is going / Christian K. Anderson and Roger L. Williams
- Expert and elite : the incongruous missions of public research universities / Roger L. Geiger
- Financing public research universities in the United States : the role of students and their families / Donald E. Heller
- Financing the American public research university : lessons from an international perspective / D. Bruce Johnstone
- Who races with whom; who is likely to win (or survive); why / Irwin Feller
- Can public research universities compete? / Steven Brint
- Distinctive choices in intersecting markets : seeking strategic niches / Gary Rhoades
- Service and outreach : the public university's opportunities and obligations / Judith A. Ramaley
- Bad rap or regrettable truth? : engagement and student learning at research universities / Patrick T. Terenzini and Robert D. Reason
- Are public research universities effective communities of learning? : the collective action dilemma of assuring academic standards / David D. Dill
- Producing knowledge : an integrated public research university mission / Lisa R. Lattuca and Carol L. Colbeck
- Conclusion : challenges for public research universities / Carol L. Colbeck and Roger L. Geiger