Missions of Universities : Past, Present, Future /: Past, Present, Future. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lars Engwall.
• Editors: Engwall, Lars
• Contents: 1. The Governance and Missions of Universities; Lars Engwall.- 2. The Idea and Role of Universities in Society; Jürgen Mittelstrass.- 3. Medieval Universities and Empirical Research; Wim Blockmans.- 4. Universities and their Missions in Early Modern Times; Hilde De Ridder-Symoens.- 5. Humboldt's University: The History and Topicality of a German Tradition; Johan Östling.- 6. Building Knowledge: The Research Mission in American Universities, 1890–2018; Roger L. Geiger.- 7. Universities in a 'Mode 2' Society; Peter Scott.- 8. Universities and 'Accountability': Lessons from the UK Experience?; Stefan Collini.- 9. The Socially Embedded American University: Intensification and Globalization; Francisco O. Ramirez.- 10. The European University as a Multiversity; Georg Krücken.- 11. The Idea of a Global Market for Universities; Linda Wedlin.- 12. The Future of Universities; Lars Engwall.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (238 pages)
• Subjects: Education; Higher education; Educational sociology ; Education and sociology; Educational policy; Education and state; International education ; Comparative education; Education -- History; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Education -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General; Education -- Comparative; History of education; Sociology; Educational strategies & policy; Education; Education -- Higher; Higher & further education, tertiary education; Education--History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030418342
• Related ISBNs: 9783030418335
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.