Universities in the marketplace : the commercialization of higher education / Derek Bok

By:

BOK, Derek

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2003.Description: xi, 233p. ; 23cmISBN:

0-691-12012-9

Subject(s):

Business and education -- United States. Business and education. Education, Higher -- Economic aspects -- United States. View all subjects

DDC classification:

22nd ed. 338.43378 BOK

Summary: In this book, one of America's leading educators cautions that the answer is all too often "yes." Taking the first comprehensive look at the growing commercialization of our academic institutions, Derek Bok probes the efforts on campus to profit financially not only from athletics but increasingly, from education and research as well. He shows how such ventures are undermining core academic values and what universities can do to limit the damage.

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	CUoM Library General Stacks	Economics	338.43378 BOK (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	00004569

Includes index

In this book, one of America's leading educators cautions that the answer is all too often "yes." Taking the first comprehensive look at the growing commercialization of our academic institutions, Derek Bok probes the efforts on campus to profit financially not only from athletics but increasingly, from education and research as well. He shows how such ventures are undermining core academic values and what universities can do to limit the damage.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.