Verlag: Imprint Academic Apr 2007, 2007
ISBN 10: 184540100X ISBN 13: 9781845401009
Sprache: Englisch
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is a revised and expanded version of the much-praised short book Universities: The Recovery of An Idea. It addresses the history of universities; the value of university education; the nature of research; the management/funding of universities; human nature and the study of the humanities; interdisciplinary versus multidisciplinary study; information systems and the concept of a library; the prospects for e-learning; reforming universities; intellectual integrity and the realities of funding; and spiritual values and the knowledge economy.