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The public research university : serving the public good in new times / edited by Darrell R. Lewis, James Hearn.
Van Pelt Library LB2328.62.U6 P83 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- University of Minnesota.
- Education, Higher--Research--United States--Case studies.
- Education, Higher.
- Public universities and colleges--Research--United States--Case studies.
- Public universities and colleges.
- University of Minnesota--Research--Case studies.
- Education, Higher--Aims and objectives.
- Research.
- Public universities and colleges--Research.
- Education, Higher--Research.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2003]
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Overview of a Public Research University 1
- Chapter 2 Historical Legacies and Recent Events 19
- Chapter 3 The Idea of a University 57
- Chapter 4 The University of Minnesota as a Public Good 87
- Chapter 5 Technology Transfer from the University 103
- Chapter 6 Magnet and Multiplier Effects of the University 117
- Chapter 7 The Library and its Service to Minnesota 145
- Chapter 8 Monetary Returns to Instruction 175
- Chapter 9 Non-Monetary Benefits of Undergraduate Education 207
- Epilogue: Wither the Public Research University? 241.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0761825177
- OCLC:
- 51655349
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