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James J. Duderstadt - A University for the 21st Century - 9780472110919 - V9780472110919
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A University for the 21st Century

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Description for A University for the 21st Century Hardcover. The challenges facing higher education and the future of the American university as we enter a new century Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 775.

From the former president of one of America's leading universities comes a comprehensive analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing higher education in America as we enter the twenty-first century. In A University for the Twenty-first Century, James J. Duderstadt discusses the array of powerful economic, social, and technological forces that are driving the rapid and profound change in American social institutions and universities in particular.
Change has always characterized the university as it has sought to preserve and propagate the intellectual achievements, the cultures, and the values of our civilization. However, the capacity of the university to change, through ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472110919
SKU
V9780472110919
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

About James J. Duderstadt
James J. Duderstadt is President Emeritus and University Professor of Science and Engineering, University of Michigan.

Reviews for A University for the 21st Century
"This is a remarkably comprehensive and thoughtful review of the issues facing higher education. Duderstadt is visionary in his conception of the university of the twenty-first century, but also realistic in his recognition of the difficulties involved in bringing about the needed changes
-and of the attitudes that may be the greatest obstacle to needed changes." —Nils Hasselmo, President, Association ... Read more

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