Research Universities and the Public Good: Discovery for an Uncertain Future - Couverture rigide

Owen-Smith, Jason

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1503601943 ISBN 13 : 9781503601949

Editeur : Stanford Business Books,US, 2018

Synopsis

In a political climate that is skeptical of hard-to-measure outcomes, public funding for research universities is under threat. But if we scale back support for these institutions, we also cut off a key source of value creation in our economy and society. Research Universities and the Public Good offers a unique view of how universities work, what their purpose is, and why they are important.

Countering recent arguments that we should unbundle or disrupt higher education, Jason Owen-Smith argues that research universities are valuable gems that deserve support. While they are complex and costly, their enduring value is threefold: they simultaneously act as sources of new knowledge, anchors for regional and national communities, and hubs that connect disparate parts of society. These distinctive features allow them, more than any other institution, to innovate in response to new problems and opportunities. Presenting numerous case studies that show how research universities play these three roles and why they matter, this book offers a fresh and stirring defense of the research university.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jason Owen-Smith is Professor of Sociology, Executive Director for the Institute for Research on Innovation & Science (IRIS), Barger Leadership Institute Professor and Director, and Research Professor in the Institute for Social Research, Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Stanford Business Books,US
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1503601943
• ISBN 13: 9781503601949
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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