University Press of America
Pages: 260
Trim: 5½ x 8½
978-0-7618-2517-3 • Paperback • April 2003 • $80.99 • (£62.00)
Darrell R. Lewis is Professor of Educational Policy and Higher Education, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
James Hearn is Professor and Chair, Department of Educational Policy and Administration, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Overview of a Public Research University
Chapter 3 Historical Legacies and Recent Events
Chapter 4 The Idea of a University
Chapter 5 The University of Minnesota as a Public Good
Chapter 6 Technology Transfer from the University
Chapter 7 Magnet and Multiplier Effects of the University
Chapter 8 The Library and its Service to Minnesota
Chapter 9 Monetary Returns to Instruction
Chapter 10 Non-Monetary Benefits of Undergraduate Education
Chapter 11 Conclusions and Recommendations
Chapter 12 Epilogue: Wither the Public Research University?
Chapter 13 About the Editors
Chapter 14 About the Contributors
Chapter 15 Index