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100 1 $aSinnott, Jan D.
245 10 $aReinventing the university :$ba radical proposal for a problem-focused university /$cby Jan Sinnott and Lynn Johnson.
260 $aNorwood, N.J. :$bAblex Pub. Corp.,$c©1996.
300 $aix, 211 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
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490 1 $aSocial and policy issues in education
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 175-184) and indexes.
505 0 $a1. The Purpose of This Book -- 2. Why Do We Need a New Model for the University? -- 3. History and Purpose of the University in the United States: A Review of Trends -- 4. Specific Problems with the University in Today's World -- 5. One New Model to Explore: A Digression into Theory, for the Brave -- 6. One New Model for the University -- 7. Pros and Cons of Adopting this Model of the New University -- 8. Reorganization and Institutional Change -- 9. Transition to the Problem-Focused University -- 10. Financing the University -- 11. A University as Nourishment for Life: An Average Day -- 12. Summary -- Appendix A -- Critiques of the University and its Functions -- Appendix B -- A proposal for Dialogue Groups Leading to the Reinvented University: The Narings Liv Method -- Appendix C -- An Ecology of Academic Reform.
520 $aThis book offers a radically new vision of how the university might become a special sort of workplace/community of thinkers and doers, working together to understand and solve real human problems, in a competitive global market. It is a practical vision created by experienced authors.
520 8 $aCan the finest minds, traditionally associated with universities, devote themselves to the long-term interests of the planet and our descendants? What would happen if they could join together, worldwide, to find solutions to complex human problems? What will happen to the university and to us if they do not?
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