Missions of Universities Past, Present, Future /
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| Summary: | XIV, 238 p. 12 illus., 7 illus. in color. text |
| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2020.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020. |
| Series: | Higher Education Dynamics,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41834-2 |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The Governance and Missions of Universities; Lars Engwall
- 2. The Idea and Role of Universities in Society; Jürgen Mittelstrass
- 3. Medieval Universities and Empirical Research; Wim Blockmans
- 4. Universities and their Missions in Early Modern Times; Hilde De Ridder-Symoens
- 5. Humboldt’s University: The History and Topicality of a German Tradition; Johan Östling
- 6. Building Knowledge: The Research Mission in American Universities, 1890–2018; Roger L. Geiger
- 7. Universities in a ‘Mode 2’ Society; Peter Scott
- 8. Universities and ‘Accountability’: Lessons from the UK Experience?; Stefan Collini
- 9. The Socially Embedded American University: Intensification and Globalization; Francisco O. Ramirez
- 10. The European University as a Multiversity; Georg Krücken
- 11. The Idea of a Global Market for Universities; Linda Wedlin
- 12. The Future of Universities; Lars Engwall.