Knowledge without Boundaries
What America's Research Universities Can Do for the Economy, the Workplace and the Community
Published on 4. April 1995
Book
Hardback
300 pages
978-0-7879-0086-1 (ISBN)
Description
Using case studies and examples from such distinguished research universities as Johns Hopkins, the University of Chicago, and the University of California, Walshok details how institutions are creating knowledge linkages between their academic resources and constituencies as diverse as parents, social agencies, and corporations.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 160 mm
Weight
532 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-0086-1 (9780787900861)
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MARY LINDENSTEIN WALSHOK is associate vice chancellor for ExtAnded Studies and Public Service and adjunct professor of sociology at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). An industrial sociologist, Walshok has devoted her career to understanding the world of work and leading highly innovative extension and public service programs at UCSD. She is the author of Blue Collar Women (1981).
Content
Foreword; Part One: The Role of Knowledge in American Society; 1. Challenges to Universities in a Society DepAndent on Knowledge; 2. Exploring the Social Uses of Knowledge; 3. Assessing the Knowledge Needs of Diverse Populations; 4. Matching Knowledge Needs with University Resources: A Matrix Approach; Part Two: Organizing and Disseminating Knowledge to Serve Public Needs; 5. Supporting Economic Development; 6. Enhancing Human Capacities Across the Life Span; 7. Sustaining a Vital Civic Culture; 8. Building Effective Linkages Between Universities and the Public