The Research University in a Time of Discontent by Cole, Jonathan R.; Barber, Elinor G.; Graubard, Stephen R.;

Hosszú leírás:

This drastically changed climate in which research universities and other institutions of higher education now function has led to grave doubts about how these institutions will operate in the fuiture. In The Research University in a Time of Discontent distonguished scholars address this concern, drwaing examples and making recommendations based on their own experience as academic administrators and faculty members.

In essays both learned and provocative?with new contributions enriching the collection previously published in Daedalus?these leading authorities on higher education policy and practice address a variety of important concerns:

? institutional leadership and governance
? competition among institutions and within disciplines
? the erosion of public trust
? "grade inflation" and the perversion of the academic reward system
? the challenges of diversity
? federal science policy
? increased competition for limited research funds
? the place of teaching within the research university

The book's key themes are managerial problems, internal politics, student-related issues and the perennial question of funding and resources.

Tartalomjegyzék:

Preface
Chapter 1. Balancing Acts: Dilemmas of Choice Facing Research Universities
Chapter 2. The Politics of Ambivalence: Diversity in the Research Universities
Chapter 3. Rationality and Realism, What Is at Stake?
Chapter 4. Making Choices in the Research University
Chapter 5. Presidential Leadership
Chapter 6. Competition and the Research Universities
Chapter 7. The Mission of the Research University
Chapter 8. The Place of Teaching in the Research University
Chapter 9. Can the Research University Adapt to a Changing Future?
Chapter 10. America's Research Universities under Public Scrutiny
Chapter 11. In Defense of the Research University
Chapter 12. The Research University as a Setting for Undergraduate Teaching
Chapter 13. Current Criticisms of Research Universities
Chapter 14. The Appropriate Scale of the Health Sciences Enterprise
Chapter 15. Federal Science Policy and Universities: Consequences of Success
Chapter 16. Governing the Modern University
Chapter 17. The Distinction and Durability of American Research Universities
Chapter 18. Knowledge without Borders? Internationalization of the Research Universities
Chapter 19. The Research University: NOtes toward a New History
Index