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| Title:
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THE FUTURE OF THE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN AMERICA
BEYOND THE CROSSROADS |
| By: |
James J. Duderstadt, Farris W. Womack |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£26.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0801872189 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780801872181 |
| Publisher: |
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 May, 2003 |
| Edition: |
Third ed. |
| Pages: |
248 |
| Description: |
This study explores the challenges facing US public higher education. The authors look at the forces driving change - economic and technological - and the characteristics of the public university that make change difficult - dispersed campus communities, governance systems and decision processes. |
| Synopsis: |
In the United States, public colleges and universities educate more than 80 per cent of the nation's 11 million college students. Public universities conduct the majority of the country's campus-based research and produce most of the nation's doctors, lawyers, engineers, teachers and other professionals and public leaders. They provide critical services such as agricultural and industrial technology, health care and economic development, and they help students of all ages develop more rewarding careers and more meaningful lives. Written for everyone who is interested in and concerned about the nation's public universities, this book offers a view from the perspective of two experienced professionals. James J. Duderstadt, former president of the University of Michigan, and Farris W. Womack, former executive vice president and chief financial officer of the University of Michigan, explore the unique challenges facing public higher education today.They look at the forces driving change - economic imperatives, technology and market forces - as well as the characteristics of the public university that make change difficult: the nature of its various campus communities, its governance system, its management and decision-making processes, and its leadership. The authors conclude by suggesting strategies at the state and federal level to preserve and strengthen public higher education as a resource for future generations. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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