University and the Global Knowledge Society

About the author

David John Frank is professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine, and the coauthor of Reconstructing the University. John W. Meyer is professor emeritus of sociology at Stanford University and the coauthor of Hyper-Organization and Science in the Modern World Polity.

Summary

How the university went global and became the heart of the information ageThe university is experiencing an unprecedented level of success today, as more universities in more countries educate more students in more fields. At the same time, the university has become central to a knowledge society based on the belief that everyone can, through h

Product details

• Authors: David John Frank, David John Meyer Frank, Frank David John, John W Meyer, John W. Meyer, Meyer John W.
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.05.2020
• EAN: 9780691202051
• ISBN: 978-0-691-20205-1
• No. of pages: 194
• Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, Globalization, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher