Future of the American public research university / / edited by Robert L. Geiger [and three others].
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, processes,...
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| Superior document: | Global Perspectives on Higher Education ; 6 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Rotterdam, Netherlands ;, Taipei : : Sense Publishers,, [2007] 2007 |
| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Global Perspectives on Higher Education ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Notes: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Robert L. Geiger , Carol L. Colbeck , Roger L. Williams and Christian K. Anderson
- Introduction / Christian K. Anderson and Roger L. Williams
- Learning, Resources, and Competition: Dilemmas of the Public Research Universities / Robert L. Geiger , Carol L. Colbeck , Roger L. Williams and Christian K. Anderson
- 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
- Strategic Engagement: Reconciling Public and Private Benefits of Education in Public Research Universities / Robert L. Geiger , Carol L. Colbeck , Roger L. Williams and Christian K. Anderson
- Distinctive Choices in Intersecting Markets: Seeking Strategic Niches / Gary Rhoades
- Service and Outreach: The Public University’s Opportunities and Obligations / Judith A. Ramaley
- Organizing Public Research Universities for Engaged Learning / Robert L. Geiger , Carol L. Colbeck , Roger L. Williams and Christian K. Anderson
- 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 / Carol L. Colbeck and Roger L. Geiger
- Contributors / Robert L. Geiger , Carol L. Colbeck , Roger L. Williams and Christian K. Anderson
- Index / Robert L. Geiger , Carol L. Colbeck , Roger L. Williams and Christian K. Anderson.