1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785992103321

Titolo

The future university : ideas and possibilities / / edited by Ronald Barnett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-138-01750-7

1-136-68208-2

1-283-64316-2

0-203-81044-9

1-136-68209-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 p.)

Collana

International Studies in Higher Education

Altri autori (Persone)

BarnettRonald <1947->

Disciplina

378

Soggetti

Education and globalization -- Cross-cultural studies

Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- Cross-cultural studies

Universities and colleges -- Cross-cultural studies

Education

Social Sciences

Theory & Practice of Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [208]-224) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; THE FUTURE UNIVERSITY: Ideas and Possibilities; Copyright; CONTENTS; SERIES EDITORS' INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I Emerging Futures; 1 THE FUTURE ISN'T WAITING; 2 IMAGINING THE UNIVERSITY OF THE FUTURE; PART II Global Possibilities; 3 ACCESSING KNOWLEDGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF THE FUTURE; 4 THE TRAJECTORY AND FUTURE OF THE IDEA OF THE UNIVERSITY IN CHINA; 5 THE IDEA OF THE UNIVERSITY IN LATIN AMERICA IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY; 6 THE DECLINE OF THE UNIVERSITY IN SOUTH AFRICA; PART III Ideas of the University; 7 TOWARDS A NETWORKED UNIVERSITY

8 THE UNIVERSITY AS FOOL9 RE-IMAGINING THE UNIVERSITY: Developing a Capacity to Care; 10 CREATING A BETTER WORLD: Towards the University of Wisdom; PART IV A University for Society; 11 UNIVERSITIES AND THE COMMON GOOD; 12 TEACHING IN THE



UNIVERSITY THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW; 13 THE UNIVERSITY: A Public Issue; 14 THE FUTURE OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH IN AFRICA; 15 KNOWLEDGE SOCIALISM: Intellectual Commons and Openness in the University; CODA; CONTRIBUTORS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; SUBJECT INDEX; NAME INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

As universities increasingly engage with the world beyond the classroom and the campus, those who work within higher education are left to examine how the university's mission has changed. Official reviews and debates often forget to inquire into the purposes and responsibilities of universities, and how they are changing. Where these matters are addressed, they are rarely pursued in depth, and rarely go beyond current circumstances. Those who care about the university's role in society are left looking for a renewed sense of purpose regarding its goals and aspirations.The

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826967003321

Autore

Simons Robert A

Titolo

Retired, rehabbed, reborn : the adaptive reuse of America's derelict religious buildings and schools / / Robert A. Simons [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Kent, Ohio : , : Kent State University Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-63101-254-1

1-63101-255-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (393 pages)

Collana

Sacred Landmarks Series

Disciplina

726.5/1

Soggetti

Church facilities - Remodeling for other use - United States

Church buildings - Remodeling for other use - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The changing landscape of sacred buildings / Larry Ledebur and Eugene Choi -- A statistical analysis of religious and school building rehabilitation in the United States / Robert A. Simons and Eugene Choi -- The architect's perspective on relative costs and benefits of building



rehabilitation versus new construction / Robert A. Simons, Scott Dimit, and Gary DeWine -- Market analysis techniques for religious and school building rehab projects / S. Subha Vyakaranam and Robert A. Simons -- Financing the adaptive reuse of religious buildings and schools / Adam N. Saurwein and Robert A. Simons -- Dollars and cents of adaptive reuse of religious buildings / Adam N. Saurwein and Robert A. Simons -- Winning community approval: the planning process for religious building adaptive reuse projects / Robert A. Simons, Rose A. Zitiello, and Gary DeWine -- The "highest and best" in adaptive reuses / Larry Ledebur -- From "temples of consumption" to "temples of faith" / Larry Ledebur and S. Subha Vyakaranam -- Conclusion / Robert A. Simons And Youngme Seo.