Impact, or The Business of the University.

The author explores the uncomfortable relationship between the university and Western market society in the twenty-first century which is based on impact and how to measure it quickly. He observes that impact, in an American context, has been shaken by initiatives to conceive and deliver online inst...

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Publicado en:Substance: A Review of Theory & Literary Criticism Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 28 - 40
Autor principal: Bell, David F.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Johns Hopkins University Press 2013
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Sumario:The author explores the uncomfortable relationship between the university and Western market society in the twenty-first century which is based on impact and how to measure it quickly. He observes that impact, in an American context, has been shaken by initiatives to conceive and deliver online instruction. The author states that if such developments continue, judges of the impact of higher education will have to alter their perspectives, and the market then will exercise its own influence.