The future of the city of intellect the changing American university / edited by Steven Brint.
| Other author | Brint, Steven G. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, |
| Description | xxvii, 353 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Shock wave II : an introduction to the twenty-first century / Clark Kerr -- Demographic and economic forces of change. Credential inflation and the future of universities / Randall Collins. Universities and knowledge : restructuring the city of intellect / Patricia J. Gumport. The competition for high-ability students : universities in a key marketplace / Roger L. Geiger. The new world of knowledge production in the life sciences / Walter W. Powell and Jason Owen-Smith -- Technological forces of change. Becoming digital : the challenges of weaving technology throughout higher education / Carol Tomlinson-Keasey. The audit of virtuality : universities in the attention economy / Richard A. Lanham. New business models for higher education / David J. Collis -- Continuity and change in fields of knowledge. The disciplines and the future / Andrew Abbott. The rise of the "practical arts" / Steven Brint. The political economy of curriculum-making in American universities / Sheila Slaughter -- Continuity and change in academic work and university governance. The "academic revolution" revisited / Richard Chait. University transformation : primary pathways to university autonomy and achievement / Burton R. Clark. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2002001560 |
| ISBN | 0804744203 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0804745315 (paper : alk. paper) |