Creating knowledge, strengthening Nations : the changing role of higher education / / edited by Glen A. Jones, Patricia L. McCarney, and Michael L. Skolnik
| Creating knowledge, strengthening Nations : the changing role of higher education / / edited by Glen A. Jones, Patricia L. McCarney, and Michael L. Skolnik |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Disciplina | 378.01 |
| Collana | Heritage |
| Soggetto topico |
Education, Higher - Aims and objectives
Education, Higher - Philosophy |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Conference papers and proceedings.
Electronic books. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Knowledge
Strengthening nations Higher education |
| ISBN |
1-4426-1308-4
1-282-02364-0 9786612023644 1-4426-7356-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780695703321 |
| Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2005 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Creating knowledge, strengthening Nations : the changing role of higher education / / edited by Glen A. Jones, Patricia L. McCarney, and Michael L. Skolnik
| Creating knowledge, strengthening Nations : the changing role of higher education / / edited by Glen A. Jones, Patricia L. McCarney, and Michael L. Skolnik |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Disciplina | 378.01 |
| Collana | Heritage |
| Soggetto topico |
Education, Higher - Aims and objectives
Education, Higher - Philosophy |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Conference papers and proceedings.
Electronic books. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Knowledge
Strengthening nations Higher education |
| ISBN |
1-4426-1308-4
1-282-02364-0 9786612023644 1-4426-7356-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910806977403321 |
| Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2005 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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