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Author Vest, Charles M.

Title The American research university from World War II to world wide web : governments, the private sector, and the emerging meta-university / Charles M. Vest.

Publication Info. Berkeley : Center for Studies in Higher Education, University of California Press, [2007]
©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 127 pages).
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Series The Clark Kerr lectures on the role of higher education in society ; 1
Clark Kerr lectures on the role of higher education in society ; 1.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-116) and index.
Contents Governments and universities: the roles and influences of the public sector in higher education -- Industry, philanthropy, and universities: the roles and influences of the private sector in higher education -- Openness: education, research, and scholarly communication in an age of globalization and terrorism -- The emerging global meta-university: higher education and scholarship in the age of the Internet.
Summary Forty years after Clark Kerr coined the term 'multiversity', the American research university has continued to evolve into a complex force for social and economic good. This volume explores the contemporary state of the research university system, offering a multifaceted view of the university at the beginning of a the century.
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Subject Research institutes -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Research institutes.
United States.
History.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Science -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Science -- Study and teaching.
Technology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Universities and colleges -- Research -- United States.
Universities and colleges -- Economic aspects -- United States.
Universities and colleges -- Economic aspects.
Universities and colleges.
Technology -- Study and teaching (Higher)
REFERENCE -- Research.
Universities and colleges -- Research.
HISTORY -- United States -- General.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: The American research university from World War II to world wide web Berkeley : Center for Studies in Higher Education, University of California Press, c2007. 9780520252530 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2006029086
ISBN 9780520934047 ebook
0520934040
9780520252530 cloth alkaline paper
0520252535 hardback
9781435611412 (electronic book)
1435611411 (electronic book)
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9781282359291