Universities in the Marketplace: The Commercialization of Higher EducationPrinceton University Press, 14 feb 2009 - 256 pagine Is everything in a university for sale if the price is right? In this book, one of America's leading educators cautions that the answer is all too often "yes." Taking the first comprehensive look at the growing commercialization of our academic institutions, Derek Bok probes the efforts on campus to profit financially not only from athletics but increasingly, from education and research as well. He shows how such ventures are undermining core academic values and what universities can do to limit the damage. |
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... or life-saving treatments and cures. This newfound importance brought growing interest from the media, increased funding from government agen1 cies and foundations, and closer scrutiny from public officials. It 9780691120126_2CH1.
... important to be clear about one's own definition at the outset. To repeat, therefore, in this book commercialization is used to refer to efforts within the university to make a profit from teaching, research, and other campus activities ...
... important to industry. Investors were willing to invest millions of dollars on the promise of a new idea without waiting for an actual product, let alone a healthy profit margin. New companies could be founded on the strength of a ...
... important counts, the environment in most research universities does not do enough to encourage the behaviors needed for the sake of the students, the society, and the well-being of the institution itself. In these respects, at. 23.
... important lesson universities can learn from business is the value of striving continuously to improve the quality of what they do. Because of the growing speed of innovation and change, businesses have been trying particularly hard in ...
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Universities in the Marketplace: The Commercialization of Higher Education Derek Curtis Bok Anteprima non disponibile - 2003 |