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“I can think of no other scholar who could combine Geiger’s mastery of the relevant research literature, his capacity to develop penetrating new analyses of national data, and his gift for creating vivid portraits of particular institutions at the forefront of change. The book is, in many ways, a tour de force. It will enhance Geiger’s already impressive reputation.” —Steven Brint,University of California, Riverside
“If someone were to ask me ‘How do I learn about what happened to American universities in the past 30 years?’ this would be the book to which I would send that person.” —David W. Breneman,Dean, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia
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Market forces have profoundly affected the contemporary research university's fundamental tasks of creating and disseminating knowledge. They arguably have provided American universities access to greater wealth, better students, and stronger links with the economy. Yet they also have exaggerated inequalities, diminished the university's control over its own activities, and weakened the university's mission of serving the public. Incorporating twenty years of research and new data covering 99 research universities, Knowledge and Money explains this paradox by assessing how market forces have affected universities in four key spheres of activity: finance, undergraduate education, primary research, and participation in regional and national economic development.
The book begins by chronicling how universities have enlarged revenues by optimizing tuitions, and how they have managed these funds. It reveals why competition for the best students through selective undergraduate admissions has led to increased student consumerism and weakened university control over learning. The book also explains why research has become an increasingly autonomous activity within the university, expanding faster than class instruction or faculty resources. Finally, it shows how the linkage of research to economic development has engendered closer ties with industry and encouraged the commercialization of knowledge.
The book begins by chronicling how universities have enlarged revenues by optimizing tuitions, and how they have managed these funds. It reveals why competition for the best students through selective undergraduate admissions has led to increased student consumerism and weakened university control over learning. The book also explains why research has become an increasingly autonomous activity within the university, expanding faster than class instruction or faculty resources. Finally, it shows how the linkage of research to economic development has engendered closer ties with industry and encouraged the commercialization of knowledge.
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THE RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES of the United States entered the twenty-first century in the strongest position in their storied history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
selectivity sweepstakes, tuition ratio, qualitative competition, student consumerism, tuition discount rate, selective sector, indirect cost reimbursements, academic patents, academic core, organized research units, net tuition, dergraduate education, leading private universities, tuition discounting, merit aid, research share, most public universities, revenue theory, tuition prices, market coordination, tuition revenues, research economy, institutional financial aid, peer effects, private research universities Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
University of California, Penn State, United States, Georgia Tech, World War, University of Michigan, Syracuse University, Centennial Campus, National Science Foundation, University of Pennsylvania, College of Engineering, Silicon Valley, Washington University, Big Biology, Energy Institute, Ivy League, Life Sciences Initiative, Overlap Group, Pennsylvania State University, Private Public, University of Washington, Arizona Board of Regents, Carnegie Commission, Duke University, National Institutes of Health New!
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selectivity sweepstakes, tuition ratio, qualitative competition, student consumerism, tuition discount rate, selective sector, indirect cost reimbursements, academic patents, academic core, organized research units, net tuition, dergraduate education, leading private universities, tuition discounting, merit aid, research share, most public universities, revenue theory, tuition prices, market coordination, tuition revenues, research economy, institutional financial aid, peer effects, private research universities Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
University of California, Penn State, United States, Georgia Tech, World War, University of Michigan, Syracuse University, Centennial Campus, National Science Foundation, University of Pennsylvania, College of Engineering, Silicon Valley, Washington University, Big Biology, Energy Institute, Ivy League, Life Sciences Initiative, Overlap Group, Pennsylvania State University, Private Public, University of Washington, Arizona Board of Regents, Carnegie Commission, Duke University, National Institutes of Health New!
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- Buying the Best by Charles T. Clotfelter on 4 pages
- Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research: Volume XVII by J.C. Smart on 4 pages
- Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research by J.C. Smart in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Resource Allocation in Private Research Universities by Daniel Rodas in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Science And Engineering Indicators by Warren M. Washington in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Achieving Accountability in Higher Education: Balancing Public, Academic, and Market Demands by Joseph C. Burke in Back Matter
- How Universities Promote Economic Growth (Directions in Development) by Shahid Yusuf on page 136
- Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk by Richard H. Hersh on page 133
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