Universities and Colleges as Economic Drivers
Measuring Higher Education's Role in Economic Development
1st Edition
Published on 20. November 2012
338 pages
978-1-4384-4502-1 (ISBN)
Description
A comprehensive examination of the relationship between higher education, state government, and economic development.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Basel/Berlin/Boston
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
Total Illustrations: 22
Total Illustrations: 22
ISBN-13
978-1-4384-4502-1 (9781438445021)
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Jason E. Lane | D. Bruce Johnstone
Universities and Colleges as Economic Drivers
Measuring Higher Education's Role in Economic Development
Book
11/2012
State University of New York Press
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Jason E. Lane | D. Bruce Johnstone
Universities and Colleges as Economic Drivers
Measuring Higher Education's Role in Economic Development
Book
11/2012
State University of New York Press
€96.00
Shipment within 10-20 days
Persons
Jason E. Lane is Director of Education Studies and Senior Fellow at the Rockefeller Institute of Government and Associate Professor of Educational Administration and Policy Studies at the University at Albany, State University of New York. D. Bruce Johnstone is Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Higher and Comparative Education at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, and former Chancellor of the State University of New York.
Content
Illustrations
Foreword by Nancy L. Zimpher
Acknowledgments
1. Higher Education and Economic Competitiveness
Jason E. Lane
2. The Diversity of University Economic Development Activities and Issues of Impact Measurement
Thomas Gais and David Wright
3. Pitfalls of Traditional Measures of Higher Education's role in Economic Development
Peter McHenry, Allen R. Sanderson, and John J. Siegfried
4. On the Measurement of University Research Contributions to Economic Growth and Innovation
Maryann P. Feldman, Allan M. Freyer, and Lauren Lanahan
5. University Industry Government Collaboration for Economic Growth
Laura I. Schultz
6. The Convergence of Postsecondary Education and the Labor Market
Anthony P. Carnevale and Stephen J. Rose
7. The Essential Role of Community Colleges in Rebuilding the Nation's Communities and Economies
James Jacobs
8. The International Dimensions of Higher Education's Contributions to Economic Development
Jason E. Lane and Taya L. Owens
9. Unanticipated Consequences of University Intellectual Property Policies
Jason Owen-Smith
10. The Impact of the 2008 Great Recession on College and University Contributions to State and Regional Economic Growth
D. Bruce Johnstone
Contributors
Foreword by Nancy L. Zimpher
Acknowledgments
1. Higher Education and Economic Competitiveness
Jason E. Lane
2. The Diversity of University Economic Development Activities and Issues of Impact Measurement
Thomas Gais and David Wright
3. Pitfalls of Traditional Measures of Higher Education's role in Economic Development
Peter McHenry, Allen R. Sanderson, and John J. Siegfried
4. On the Measurement of University Research Contributions to Economic Growth and Innovation
Maryann P. Feldman, Allan M. Freyer, and Lauren Lanahan
5. University Industry Government Collaboration for Economic Growth
Laura I. Schultz
6. The Convergence of Postsecondary Education and the Labor Market
Anthony P. Carnevale and Stephen J. Rose
7. The Essential Role of Community Colleges in Rebuilding the Nation's Communities and Economies
James Jacobs
8. The International Dimensions of Higher Education's Contributions to Economic Development
Jason E. Lane and Taya L. Owens
9. Unanticipated Consequences of University Intellectual Property Policies
Jason Owen-Smith
10. The Impact of the 2008 Great Recession on College and University Contributions to State and Regional Economic Growth
D. Bruce Johnstone
Contributors
