The indispensable university : higher education, economic development, and the knowledge economy / Eugene P. Trani and Robert D. Holsworth.
By: Trani, Eugene P
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Contributor(s): Holsworth, Robert D.
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TextSeries: American Council on Education series on higher education: Publisher: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2010Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: xviii, 281 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781607090793 (cloth : alk. paper); 1607090791; 9781607090816 (electronic); 1607090813 (electronic).Subject(s): Education, Higher -- Economic aspects -- Cross-cultural studies | Economic development -- Cross-cultural studiesDDC classification: 338.4/7378 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 338.47378 T687 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003713054 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basic premise : colleges and universities indispensable to economic and community development -- The new role of higher education : economic and community development -- U.S. higher education : the emergence of urban universities -- U.S. higher education : the reinvention of the land-grant university -- U.S. higher education : community college--a uniquely American institution -- British and Irish higher education : ancient but thoroughly modern -- Middle Eastern higher education : two oases in the desert -- Higher education in developing countries : the BRIC nations -- Conclusions : colleges and universities indispensable to economic and community development.
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