{"product_id":"the-future-of-the-city-steven-brint-9780804744201","title":"The Future of the City of Intellect: The Changing American University","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on new data and new analytical frameworks, this book assesses the forces of change at play in the development of American universities and their prospects for the future. The book begins with a lengthy introduction by Clark Kerr that not only provides an overview of change since the time he coined the phrase \"the city of intellect\" but also discusses the major changes that will affect American universities over the next thirty years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One examines demographic and economic changes, such as the rise of nearly universal higher education, private gift and corporate sponsorship of research, new labor market opportunities, and increasing inequality among institutions and disciplines. Part Two assesses the profound influence of the Internet and other technologies on teaching and learning. Part Three describes how the various forces of change affect the nature of academic research and the organization of disciplines and the curriculum. Part Four analyzes the consequences of change for university governance and the means by which universities in the future can maintain high levels of achievement while maintaining high levels of autonomy. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe contributors include many of today's leading scholars of higher education. They are Andrew Abbott, Steven Brint, Richard Chait, Burton R. Clark, Randall Collins, David J. Collis, Roger L. Geiger, Patricia J. Gumport, Clark Kerr, Richard A. Lanham, Jason Owen-Smith, Walter W. Powell, Sheila Slaughter, and Carol Tomlinson-Keasey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Brint\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804744203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804744201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.38w x 1.04d","brand":"Steven Brint","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065145405695,"sku":"9780804744201","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f548cc8e-dfb7-435c-86f8-e80a80e9b848.jpg?v=1768673293","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-future-of-the-city-steven-brint-9780804744201","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}