Jason Owen-Smith

Research Universities and the Public Good

Discovery for an Uncertain Future

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Produktbeschreibung

In a political climate that is skeptical of hard-to-measure outcomes, public funding for research universities is under threat. Here, Owen-Smith offers a unique view of how these universities work, what their purpose is, and why they are important.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Stanford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 161mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 520g
• ISBN-13: 9781503601949
• ISBN-10: 1503601943
• Artikelnr.: 50911029

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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