To Advance Knowledge

To Advance Knowledge
Author :
Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 565
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781351471817
ISBN-13 : 1351471813
Rating : 4/5 (813 Downloads)

Book Synopsis To Advance Knowledge by : Roger L. Geiger

Download or read book To Advance Knowledge written by Roger L. Geiger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American research universities are part of the foundation for the supremacy of American science. Although they emerged as universities in the late nineteenth century, the incorporation of research as a distinct part of their mission largely occurred after 1900. To Advance Knowledge relates how these institutions, by 1940, advanced from provincial outposts in the world of knowledge to leaders in critical areas of science. This study is the first to systematically examine the preconditions for the development of a university research role. These include the formation of academic disciplines--communities that sponsored associations and journals, which defined and advanced fields of knowledge. Only a few universities were able to engage in these activities. Indeed, universities before World War I struggled to find the means to support their own research through endowments, research funds, and faculty time. To Advance Knowledge shows how these institutions developed the size and wealth to harbor a learned faculty. The book illustrates how arrangements for research changed markedly in the 1920s when the great foundations established from the Rockefeller and Carnegie fortunes embraced the advancement of knowledge as a goal. Universities emerged in this decade as the best-suited vessels to carry this mission. Foundation resources made possible the development of an American social science. In the natural sciences, this patronage allowed the United States to gain parity with Europe on scientific frontiers, of which the most important was undoubtedly nuclear physics. The research role of universities cannot be isolated from the institutions themselves. To Advance Knowledge focuses on sixteen universities that were significantly engaged with research during this era. It analyzes all facets of these institutions--collegiate life, sources of funding, treatment of faculty--since all were relevant to shaping the research role.


To Advance Knowledge Related Books

To Advance Knowledge
Language: en
Pages: 565
Authors: Roger L. Geiger
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-09-29 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

American research universities are part of the foundation for the supremacy of American science. Although they emerged as universities in the late nineteenth ce
Universities in the Knowledge Economy
Language: en
Pages: 287
Authors: Paul Temple
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-03-12 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Universities are fundamental to the contemporary knowledge economy. They directly and indirectly support economic growth in both developing and advanced economi
The Fountain of Knowledge
Language: en
Pages: 200
Authors: Shiri M. Breznitz
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-07-30 - Publisher: Stanford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Today, universities around the world find themselves going beyond the traditional roles of research and teaching to drive the development of local economies thr
The Integration of the Humanities and Arts with Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Higher Education
Language: en
Pages: 283
Authors: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-06-21 - Publisher: National Academies Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In the United States, broad study in an array of different disciplines â€"arts, humanities, science, mathematics, engineeringâ€" as well as an in-depth st
Research Anthology on Preparing School Administrators to Lead Quality Education Programs
Language: en
Pages: 1829
Authors: Management Association, Information Resources
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-07-24 - Publisher: IGI Global

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The delivery of quality education to students relies heavily on the actions of an institution’s administrative staff. Effective leadership strategies allow fo