LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
LC control number |
2009042118 |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9781607090793 (cloth : alk. paper) |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
1607090791 |
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Call number |
338.4/7378 |
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Authors |
Trani, Eugene P. |
TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
The indispensable university : |
Subtitle |
higher education, economic development, and the knowledge economy / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
Eugene P. Trani and Robert D. Holsworth. |
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication |
Lanham, Md. : |
Publisher |
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, |
Date |
c2010. |
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
xviii, 281 p ; |
Size |
24 cm. |
SERIES STATEMENT |
Series statement |
American Council on Education series on higher education |
CONTENTS |
Contents |
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. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical Heading |
Education, Higher |
General |
Economic aspects |
Geographic |
Cross-cultural studies. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical Heading |
Economic development |
Geographic |
Cross-cultural studies. |
ADDED ENTRY |
Name |
Holsworth, Robert D. |
SERIES UNIFORM TITLE |
Series Uniform Title |
American Council on Education series on higher education. |
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uowd.box.com/s/mrl84zwc1gzc0g6ukj9t39mfl39i2fyz |
Public note |
Location Map |
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