Creating Knowledge, Strengthening Nations: The Changing Role Of Higher Education

by Jones, Glen A.; McCarney, Patricia L.; Skolnik, Michael L.

• ISBN13: 9780802038562
• ISBN10: 0802038565
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-04-30
• Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr

Summary

Globalization's effects on universities have been little examined. Creating Knowledge, Strengthening Nationsseeks to improve understanding by deepening the analysis of how universities contribute to economic growth and entrepreneurialism while also contributing to strategic societal goals of equity and redistributive justice. Editors Glen A. Jones, Patricia L. McCarney, and Michael L. Skolnik have brought together a diverse group of contributors to describe how internal and external forces arising from globalization are exerting pressure to change the role of higher education in society and how universities are dealing with these pressures.The essays pay particular attention to tensions associated with attempts to balance the economic with the non-economic objectives of higher education, and between those who celebrate the ‘entrepreneurial university' versus those who lament the new alignment between the university and the business community as undermining the civic responsibility of the university and its freedom of speech and critical inquiry. Creating Knowledge, Strengthening Nationsis a crucial addition to the debate on the future of higher education.

Author Biography

Glen A. Jones is a professor in the Department of Theory and Policy Studies in Education and an associate dean at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. Patricia L. McCarney is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and the Munk Centre for International Studies and is Associate Vice President, International Research and Development, at the University of Toronto. Michael L. Skolnik is a professor in the Department of Theory and Policy Studies in Education and the William G. Davis Chair in Community College Leadership at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD BY ROBERT J. BIRGENEAU	ix
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	xvii
Introduction	3	(18)
Glen A. Jones, Patricia L. McCarney, and Michael L. Skolnik
Section 1. New Pressures, New Roles: The Changing Context for Higher Education
1 Raising the Pressure: Globalization and the Need for Higher Education Reform	21	(21)
David E. Bloom
2 The Opportunities and Threats of Globalization	42	(14)
Peter Scott
3 Universities in the New Global Economy: Actors or Spectators?	56	(11)
Eva Egron-Polak
4 Universities, Women, and the Dialogue among Civilizations	67	(14)
Ruth Hayhoe
5 The Future of Higher Education in the Knowledge-Driven, Global Economy of the Twenty-first Century	81	(20)
James J. Duderstadt
Section 2. Strengthening Nations, Regions, and Cities: Higher Education and Society
6 Democratizing Knowledge: Higher Education and Good Governance	101	(5)
Maureen O'Neil
7 Reflections on the Difficulty of Balancing the University's Economic and Non-economic Objectives in Periods When Its Economic Role Is Highly Valued	106	(21)
Michael L. Skolnik
8 The Contribution of Higher Education to Reconstructing South African Society: Opportunities, Challenges, and Cautionary Tales	127	(28)
George Subotzky
9 The Role of Technical Education in Enabling the Creation of a Knowledge Economy and Society: The Indian Experience	155	(12)
Ramamurthy Natarajan
10 The Role of Universities in Regional Development and Cluster Formation	167	(28)
David A. Wolfe
11 Campus and Community: Partnerships for Research, Policy, and Action	195	(10)
Beth Savan
12 Global Cities, Local Knowledge Creation: Mapping a New Policy Terrain on the Relationship between Universities and Cities	205	(22)
Patricia L. McCarney
Section 3. Creating Knowledge: New Challenges and Roles
13 Creating Knowledge, Strengthening Nations: The Role of Research and Education in Humanities and Social Sciences in Government Agendas for Innovation	227	(19)
Shirley Neuman
14 Harnessing Genomics for Global Health: The Role of Higher Education	246	(19)
Abdallah S. Daar and Peter A. Singer
15 Contribution of Higher Education to Research and Innovation: Balancing the 'Social Contract' of Universities with Their Drive for Scholarly Excellence	265	(8)
Calvin R. Stiller
16 The Academic-Commercial Interface in a Knowledge-Driven Economy: A View from MaRS	273	(10)
John R. Evans
17 Innovation U: New Practices, Enabling Cultures	283	(12)
Louis G. Tornatzky
CONTRIBUTORS	295