a critical assessment of tensions and contradictions
Edición de la obra Universities and regional development
| Autor | Rómulo Pinheiro, Paul Benneworth, Glen Alan Jones |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Routledge |
| Fecha de publicación | 2012 |
| Lugar | New York, NY |
| Idioma | inglés |
| ISBN-13 | 9780415893558, 9780203112298 |
| OCLC | 810943436 |
| LCCN | 2012001445 |
| Serie | International studies in higher education |
| Número de Cutter | P654u |
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"Universities are under increasing pressure to help promote socio-economic growth in their local communities. However until now, no systematic, critical attention has been paid to the factors and mechanisms that currently make this process so daunting. In Universities and Regional Development, scholars from Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia critically address this knowledge gap, focusing on policy, organization, and the role of individual actors to uncover the challenges facing higher education institutions as they seek to engage with their regions. In a systematic and comparative manner, this book shows internal and external audiences why, how, and when the institutionalization of universities' "third missions" should take place,"--