The University in its Place Social and Cultural Perspectives on the Regional Role of Universities /

This book sets out to understand the significance of geographical context - place - for universities in the globalised setting of the twenty-first century. It examines their social impact on the regions in which they are situated, both from the perspectives of the universities themselves and from th...

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Hlavní autor: Brennan, John (Autor)
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands , 2018.
Vydání:1st ed. 2018.
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ISBN:9789402412963
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  • Part I Contexts: Do Universities Make a Difference?
  • Chapter 1 Introduction: On Universities and Their 'Places'. - Chapter 2 Universities, Social Change and Transformation: Global Perspectives
  • Chapter 3 Universities in Their Contexts: Policy Drivers and History
  • Part II Making a Difference: To What and To Whom?
  • Chapter 4 Universities, Economic Development and Regeneration
  • Chapter 5 Image, Culture and the Drivers and Resistances to Change
  • Chapter 6 Universities, Community Engagement and the 'Public Good'
  • Chapter 7 Universities and Social Disadvantage
  • Part III Conclusions and Implications: Making a Better Difference
  • Chapter 8 The Regional Role Of Universities: Some Answered and Unanswered Questions
  • Chapter 9 Universities Making a Difference: Balancing the Global and the Local.