Creating knowledge, strengthening nations : the changing role of higher education

Creating knowledge, strengthening nations : the changing role of higher education / edited by Glen A. Jones, Patricia L. McCarney and Michael L. Skolnik.

Globalization's effects on universities have been little examined. Creating Knowledge, Strengthening Nations seeks to improve understanding by deepening the analysis of how universities contribute to economic growth and entrepreneurialism while also contributing to strategic societal goals of e...

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Other Authors: Jones, Glen A. (Glen Alan), 1961-, McCarney, Patricia L. (Patricia Louise), Skolnik, Michael L., 1941-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives.
Education, Higher > Philosophy.
Education, Higher > Finance.
EDUCATION > Higher.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives
Education, Higher > Finance
Education, Higher > Philosophy
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings
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Table of Contents:
  • New pressures, new roles: the changing context for higher education. Raising the pressure: globalization and the need for higher education reform / David E. Bloom ; The opportunities and the threats of globalization / Peter Scott ; Universities in the new global economy: actors or spectators / Eva Egron-Polak ; Universities, women, and the dialogue among civilizations / Ruth Hayhoe ; The future of higher education in the knowledge-driven global economy of the twenty-first century / James J. Duderstadt
  • Strengthening nations, regions, and cities: higher education and society. Democratizing knowledge: higher education and good governance / Maureen O'Neil ; Reflections on the difficulty of balancing the university's economic role and the non-economic objectives in periods when its economic role is highly valued / Michael L. Skolnik ; The contribution of higher education to reconstructing South African society: opportunities, challenges, and cautionary tales / George Subotzky ; The role of technical education in enabling the creation of a knowledge economy and society: the Indian experience / Ramamurthy Natarajan ; The role of universities in regional development and cluster formation / David A. Wolfe ; Campus and community: partnerships for research, policy, and action / Beth Savan ; Global cities, local knowledge creation: mapping a new policy terrain on the relationship between universities and cities / Patricia L. McCarney
  • Creating knowledge: new challenges and roles. Creating knowledge strengthening nations: the role of research and education in humanities and social sciences in government agendas for innovation / Shirley Neuman ; Harnessing genomics for global health: the role of higher education / Abdallah S. Daar and Peter A. Singer ; Contribution of higher education to research and innovation balancing the 'social contract' of universities with their drive for scholarly excellence / Calvin R. Stiller ; The academic-commercial interface in a knowledge-driven eeconomy a view from MaRS / John R. Evans ; Innovation U: new practices, enabling cultures / Louis G. Tornatzky.

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