Autore	Bowen William M.
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Charlotte, North Carolina : , : Information Age Publishing, Inc., , 2014
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (234 p.)
Disciplina	378.73
Soggetto topico	Education, Higher - Aims and objectives - United States Education, Higher - United States - Philosophy
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-62396-660-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	""Front Cover ""; ""End of Academic Freedom""; ""The Coming Obliteration of the Core Purpose of the University""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""A Brief History of the Purpose of American Higher Education""; ""America Grows along With its Higher Education Institutions""; ""The Late 19th and Early 20th Century Economy: Roots of Academic Freedom""; ""Moving into the 21st Century: Higher Education and the Public Reunite""; ""The Core Purpose of the University""; ""Job Creation, Innovation, and Entrepreneurialism as the Core Purposes of Universities"" ""Governance and Control of Universities""""Competent Authority in the Marketplace of Ideas""; ""The Higher Education of Individual Purpose""; ""Understanding Todayâ€?s Universities""; ""Specialization, Technology, and the Quantity of Knowledge""; ""Specialization, Ignorance, and their Explanation""; ""Unintended and Unanticipated Consequences""; ""Communication, Cooperation, and the Foundations of Higher Education""; ""The Ins and Outs of Knowledge Formation in University Communities""; ""Hierarchical Control from Without vs. Autonomous Control from Within"" ""Requisite Hierarchy for University Governance and Control""""The Vital Function of Ideational Variety in Knowledge Formation1""; ""Characterization of Knowledge""; ""Knowledge Acquisition and the Learning Process: The Core of University Productivity""; ""Requisite Variety of Ideas and Knowledge""; ""Why We Should Care about the Variety of Ideas""; ""Five Great Impediments to Academic Freedom""; ""The Great Impediments, Idea Failures, and Their Impacts on Society""; ""The Great Impediments and their Implications for Imagination and Creativity""; ""Great Impediments and the â€œ-ismsâ€?"" ""Great impediments and Unsustainable Lifestyles""""Surviving the Threats and Emerging as the Storehouse of Ideas""; ""A Question of Values""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""About the Authors""; ""NOTES ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHORS ""; ""Back Cover ""
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Autore	Bowen William M
Edizione	[1st ed. 2019.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (XV, 309 p. 9 illus.)
Disciplina	307.76
Soggetto topico	Sociology, Urban Urban Sociology
ISBN	9783319950341 3319950347
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	1. Models for Thinking about Human Settlements -- 2. General Systems Theory, Evolution, and Human Settlements -- 3. Humans before Settlements -- 4. The Advent of Permanent Human Settlements -- 5. From Settlements to Civilizations.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910337695703321

Autore	Shulman James Lawrence <1965->
Edizione	[With a New preface by the authors]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2002, c2001
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (496 p.)
Disciplina	796.04/3/0973
Altri autori (Persone)	BowenWilliam G MeserveLauren A SchonfeldRoger C
Collana	The William G. Bowen Series
Soggetto topico	College sports - United States Education, Higher - Aims and objectives - United States
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-283-51922-4 9786613831675 1-4008-4069-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Prelude: Four Snapshots -- Preface -- Chapter 1. The Institutionalization and Regulation of College Sports in Historical Perspective -- Chapter 2. The Admissions Game: Recruiting Male Athletes and the Implications of Selection -- Chapter 3. The College Game: Academic Outcomes for Men -- Chapter 4. Men's Lives after College: Advanced Study, Jobs, Earnings -- Chapter 5. The Development of Women's Athletic Programs -- Chapter 6. New Players: The Recruitment and Admission of Women Athletes -- Chapter 7. Women Athletes in College -- Chapter 8. Women's Lives after College: Advanced Study, Family, Jobs, Earnings -- Chapter 9. Leadership -- Chapter 10. Giving Back -- Chapter 11. The Financial Equation: Expenditures and Revenues -- Chapter 12. Key Empirical Findings -- Chapter 13. Taking Stock -- Chapter 14. Thinking Ahead: Impediments to Change and Proposed Directions -- Appendix A: Scorecards -- Appendix B: Supplementary Data -- Notes -- References -- Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910461340903321

Autore	Bowen William G
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (193 p.)
Disciplina	378.0028 378.73
Soggetto topico	Education, Higher -- Effect of technological innovations on -- United States Education, Higher -- United States -- Data processing Information technology Education, Higher - Computer network resources Education, Higher - Effect of technological innovations on Internet in higher education Education Social Sciences Theory & Practice of Education
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-299-28141-9 1-4008-4720-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; Part 1. Costs and Productivity in Higher Education; Cost Trends, the "Cost Disease," and Productivity in Higher Education; Factors Other Than the Cost Disease Pushing Up Educational Costs; Affordability; Is There a Serious Problem-Even a Crisis?; Notes; Part 2. Prospects for an Online Fix; Background; The Lack of Hard Evidence; The Need for Customizable, Sustainable Platforms (or Tool Kits); The Need for New Mindsets-and Fresh Thinking about Decision-Making; What Must We Retain? Appendix: The Online Learning LandscapeNotes; Discussion by Howard Gardner; Discussion by John Hennessy; William G. Bowen's Responses to Discussion Session Comments; Discussion by Andrew Delbanco; Discussion by Daphne Koller; William G. Bowen's Responses to Discussion Session Comments; INDEX
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910465410203321