Chapter twelve University Transformation: Primary Pathways to University Autonomy and Achievement

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter iii
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Preface ix
5. Contributors xxiii
6. Shock Wave II: An Introduction to the Twenty-First Century 1
7. Part I Demographic and Economic Forces of Change
8. Chapter one Credential Inflation and the Future of Universities 23
9. Chapter two Universities and Knowledge: Restructuring the City of Intellect 47
10. Chapter three The Competition for High-Ability Students: Universities in a Key Marketplace 82
11. Chapter four The New World of Knowledge Production in the Life Sciences 107
12. Part II Technological Forces of Change
13. Chapter five Becoming Digital: The Challenge of Weaving Technology throughout Higher Education 133
14. Chapter six The Audit of Virtuality: Universities in the Attention Economy 159
15. Chapter seven New Business Models for Higher Education 181
16. Part III Continuity and Change in Fields of Knowledge
17. Chapter eight The Disciplines and the Future 205
18. Chapter nine The Rise of the “Practical Arts” 231
19. Chapter ten The Political Economy of Curriculum-Making in American Universities 260
20. Part IV Continuity and Change in Academic Work and University Governance
21. Chapter eleven The “Academic Revolution” Revisited 293
22. Chapter twelve University Transformation: Primary Pathways to University Autonomy and Achievement 322
23. Index 345