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The indispensable university : higher education, economic development, and the knowledge economy / Eugene P. Trani and Robert D. Holsworth.

By: Contributor(s): Series: American Council on Education series on higher educationPublication details: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2010.Description: xviii, 281 p. ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781607090793 :
  • 1607090791 :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LC67.6 .T73 2010
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection LC 67.6 .T73 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5098878

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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