Higher Education and Silicon Valley Connected but Conflicted / W. Richard Scott, Michael W. Kirst, and Colleagues.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scott, W. Richard, author.

Kirst, Michael W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Economic aspects--California--San Francisco Bay Area.

Education, Higher.

Business and education--California--San Francisco Bay Area.

Business and education.

High technology industries--Employees--Training of--California--San Francisco Bay Area.

High technology industries.

High technology and education--California--San Francisco Bay Area.

High technology and education.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2017

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017.

Summary:

It focuses on the ways in which various types of colleges have endeavored--and often failed--to meet the demands of a vibrant economy and concludes with a discussion of current policy recommendations, suggestions for improvements and reforms at the state level, and a proposal to develop a regional body to better align educational and economic development.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

1. Introduction

2. The Changing Ecology of Higher Education in the San Francisco Bay Area

3. The Regional Economy of the San Francisco Bay Area

4. Broader Forces Shaping the Fields of Higher Education and the Regional Economy

5. Diverse Colleges in Varied Sub-Regions

6. Structures and Strategies for Adaptation

7. Policy Perspectives

Appendix A. Expert Informants

Appendix B. Invisible Colleges: The Absence of Broad-Access Institutions in National Postsecondary Datasets

References

Contributors

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4214-2309-X

OCLC:

1001571996