Higher Education and National Development : Universities and Societies in Transition (Hardcover)

Part 1: Universities, Societies and Transitions: Setting the Scene 1  1. Comparing and Transferring: Visions, Politics, and Universities  2. Conceptions of the University and the Demands of Contemporary Societies  Part 2: Universities and Transitions in Conceptions of Society  3. The Development of Higher Education for the Knowledge Society and the Knowledge Economy  4. The Role of the University in the Development of the Learning Society  5. The Concept of the 'Intelligent Country'  Part 3: Universities and Economic Development  6. Concepts of Development: the Role of Education  7. The Role of the University in Regional Economic Development  8. Regional Universities in the Baltic Sea Region: Higher Education and Regional Development  Part 4: Universities and the Demands of the Economy  9. The Role of Higher Education in National Innovation Systems in Central and Eastern Europe  10. Bridging Knowledge and Economy: Technology Transfer and Higher Education  11. The Changing Requirements for Business Management and Business Education in the ‘Countries in Transition’ ? Combining Cultural and Institutional Perspectives  12. Competence Development for the Knowledge-Driven Economy  13. Concepts of a Service University  Part 5: Universities and Social, Civic and Ethical Demands  14. Higher Education as an Agent of Social Innovation  15. The Role of the University in Community Development: Responding to the Challenges of Globalization  16. Higher Education and its Contribution to Public Health: Tackling Health Inequalities Through Health Policy Development in Lithuania  17. Spirituality and Citizenship in Higher Education  18. Higher Education, Scientific Research and Social Change Part 6: Universities, Societies and Transitions in Perspective 19. The Audit and ‘Embrace’ of Quality in a Higher Education System Under Change  20. Universities and Societies: Traditions, Transitions and Tensions