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Universities in the twenty-first century

Title
Universities in the twenty-first century / edited by Steven Muller with the assistance of Heidi L. Whitesell.
Publication
Providence, RI : Berghahn Books, 1996.

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Additional Authors
  • Muller, Steven, 1927-2013.
  • Whitesell, Heidi L.
Description
x, 182 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
Series Statement
International political currents ; vol. 2
Uniform Title
International political currents ; vol. 2.
Alternative Title
Universities in the 21st century
Subject
  • Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > Germany > Congresses
  • Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States > Congresses
  • Universities and colleges > Germany > Administration > Congresses
  • Universities and colleges > United States > Administration > Congresses
  • Education, Higher > Aims and objectives
  • Universities and colleges > Administration
  • Hochschule
  • Universität
  • Aufsatzsammlung
  • Universiteiten
  • Wetenschappelijk onderwijs
  • Sociale verandering
  • Germany
  • United States
  • Deutschland
  • USA
Genre/Form
  • proceedings (reports)
  • Conference papers and proceedings
  • Conference papers and proceedings.
  • Actes de congrès.
Note
  • A selection of edited papers from a conference held Sept. 13-14, 1993, at Georgetown University.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Foreword / Dieter Dettke -- Introduction / Steven Muller -- 1. The University: Past, Present, and Future / Peter Fischer-Appelt -- 2. The Advent of the "University of Calculation" / Steven Muller -- 3. Crossing the Bridge Between Pure Inquiry and the Practical Arts / Donald Stokes -- 4. The Burden(s) of German History and the Impact on Germany's Universities / Carol Hagemann-White -- 5. Common and Disparate Dilemmas of German and American Universities / Mitchell G. Ash -- 6. Planning, Financing, and Accountability of German Universities: Structural and Technical Issues / Gerhard Konow -- 7. Issues Facing American Universities on the Way to the Twenty-First Century / Patrick Callan -- 8. Comparing German and American Higher Education: Remarks on Presentations by Gerhard Konow and Patrick Callan / Helmut De Rudder -- 9. Challenges to the Cooperation between Germany's Universities, Government, and Industry / Sigmar Wittig -- 10. Toward Mass Higher Education / Michael Daxner.
ISBN
  • 1571810269
  • 9781571810267
LCCN
95031519
OCLC
  • ocm32779642
  • 32779642
  • SCSB-8896518
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library