Research Universities and the Public Good - Discovery for an Uncertain Future

Countering recent arguments that we should "unbundle" or "disrupt" higher education, Jason Owen-Smith argues that research universities are unique gems that deserve our financial and social support. While they are complex and costly, their enduring value is threefold: they simultaneously act as sources of new knowledge, anchors for regional and national economies, and hubs that connect disparate parts of society. Based on his stellar research, he offers a stirring and timely defense of an endangered class of institutions just in time.

Sommario

Introduction: Knowledge, Infrastructure, and the Need for Change

1. A System to Insure the Future

2. The Organization of Research Universities

3. Sources of Discovery: Networks on Campus

4. Community Anchors: Building Resilience and Connection

5. Hubs Linking Communities: Generating Solutions for Known and Unknown Problems

6. Facing the Future Together

Info autore

Jason Owen-Smith is Professor of Sociology, Executive Director for the Institute for Research on Innovation & Science (IRIS), Barger Leadership Institute Professor and Director, and Research Professor in the Institute for Social Research, Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jason Owen-Smith
• Editore: Stanford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9781503615038
• ISBN: 978-1-5036-1503-8
• Pagine: 232
• Serie: Innovation and Technology in t; Innovation and Technology in the World Economy
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia politica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Istruzione