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The Future of the City of Intellect - The Changing American University (Paperback)
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Based on new data and new analytical frameworks, this book assesses
the forces of change at play in the development of American
universities and their prospects for the future. The book begins
with a lengthy introduction by Clark Kerr that not only provides an
overview of change since the time he coined the phrase "the city of
intellect" but also discusses the major changes that will affect
American universities over the next thirty years.
Part One examines demographic and economic changes, such as the
rise of nearly universal higher education, private gift and
corporate sponsorship of research, new labor market opportunities,
and increasing inequality among institutions and disciplines. Part
Two assesses the profound influence of the Internet and other
technologies on teaching and learning. Part Three describes how the
various forces of change affect the nature of academic research and
the organization of disciplines and the curriculum. Part Four
analyzes the consequences of change for university governance and
the means by which universities in the future can maintain high
levels of achievement while maintaining high levels of autonomy.
The contributors include many of today's leading scholars of higher
education. They are Andrew Abbott, Steven Brint, Richard Chait,
Burton R. Clark, Randall Collins, David J. Collis, Roger L. Geiger,
Patricia J. Gumport, Clark Kerr, Richard A. Lanham, Jason
Owen-Smith, Walter W. Powell, Sheila Slaughter, and Carol
Tomlinson-Keasey.
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