Universities in the marketplace: the commercialization of higher education
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1. Verfasser: Bok, Derek Curtis (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press 2005
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Beschreibung:Originally published: 2003
Includes bibliographical references and index
The roots of commercialization -- Avoiding bias -- Athletics -- Scientific research -- Education -- The benefits and costs of commercialization -- Reforming athletics -- Protecting the integrity of research -- Preserving educational values -- Living up to the rules -- Seizing the moment
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.Commercialization has many causes, but it could never have grown to its present state ha
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xi, 233 pages)
ISBN:9781400825493
1400825490
0691120129
9780691120126
0691114129
9780691114125

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