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Future of the American public research university / edited by Robert L. Geiger, Carol L. Colbeck, Roger L. Williams, and Christian K. Anderson.
Van Pelt Library LB2328.62.U6 F88 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Global perspectives on higher education ; v. 6.
- Global perspectives on higher education ; v. 6
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public universities and colleges--United States.
- Public universities and colleges.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Rotterdam : Sense Publishers, [2007]
- 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.
- Notes:
- "This volume is the scholarly outpouring from a symposium held at the Pennsylvania State University on February 25-26, 2005, on 'The future of the American public research university.'"--Introd.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9789087900472
- 9087900473
- 9789087900489
- 9087900481
- OCLC:
- 159957219
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