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9780230537873

Innovation, Profit and the Common Good in Higher Education The New Alchemy

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  • ISBN13:

    9780230537873

  • ISBN10:

    0230537871

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-09-15
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

Exploring the current commercialisation and innovation policies in higher education, this book examines the the way in which higher education is being transformed to accommodate business methods.

Author Biography

JOHN HARPUR is Lecturer in the Computer Science Department, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Ireland. In 1998, he was awarded the Applied Ergonomics award for contributions to Human Factors. Along with academic articles, he has authored two books dealing with Asperger Syndrome directed at adolescents and college students. Between 2002 and 2006, he served as a vice president in the Irish Federation of University Teachers.

Table of Contents

List of Tablesp. vi
Prefacep. vii
Series Prefacep. ix
Prolegomenonp. 1
Shopping in the Aula Maximap. 34
Atlantic Mouse Becomes Celtic Tigerp. 52
Science and Universities: Shilling for a Living?p. 110
Firing up the New Alchemy - the Furnace of Innovationp. 164
Secrets - the Future of the Future Universityp. 210
Notesp. 244
Referencesp. 276
Indexp. 307
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