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  • World Yearbook of Education 2004by Andrew Brown; Niki Davis

    RoutledgeFalmer 2004; US$ 178.95

    A real revolution is taking place in the way in which we conceptualise and practice education and learning. This book sets out to explore the immense impact which digital technology is having on education around the world. more...

  • University-Industry Partnerships in MIT, Cambridge, andby Sachi Hatakenaka

    Routledge 2003; US$ 152.00

    The purpose of this study is to identify the nature of change taking place in university-industry partnerships, to understand the underlying factors that influence that change, and to explore the underlying process of change. more...

  • Enhancing The University Industry Interfaceby Douglas Weir; John O?Donaghue

    Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005; US$ 199.00

    This special issue of the Journal of European Industrial Training is based around the Programme for University-Industry Interface (PUII) located at the University of Limerick (UL) in Ireland. The contributors are members of the project team and their associates and the editors are Douglas Weir, Chair of the project Academic Advisory Board and John O?Donoghue of the UL, member of the project Executive Board. PUII stems from an initiative of the Irish Government in 2001 to support company upskilling, postgraduate conversion courses and maintenance of the national IT infrastructure. It is funded for the period 2003-2006 through the Higher Education Authority (HEA) under the Information Technology Investment Fund 2001-2006 (Measure 1.2)... more...

  • Schools Or Markets?by Deron R. Boyles

    Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2004; US$ 47.95

    This book challenges readers to consider the consequences of commercialism and business influences on and in schools. Critical essays examine the central theme of commercialism via a multiplicity of real-world examples. more...

  • University Entrepreneurship and Technology Transferby Gary Libecap

    Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005; US$ 94.95

    Contains some of the research on university-based technology transfer, intellectual property issues, and the entrepreneurship program/technology transfer interface. Eleven of the papers are from the Colloquium on Entrepreneurship Education and Technology Transfer held at the White Stallion Ranch, Tucson, Arizona, January 21-23, 2005. more...

  • Academia Business Linksby Rudiger Wink

    Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2004; US$ 109.00

    Academic Business Links' presents an overview of recent policy outcomes in the field of academia-business links in different European countries. It covers a broad range of approaches, from new public funding instruments to reforms of intellectual property rights and regional network policies. more...

  • Higher Education and Working Lifeby Paivi Tynjala; Jussi Valimaa; Gillian Boulton-Lewis

    Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006; US$ 104.00

    Are higher education institutions preparing students for the working world? more...

  • Universities in the Age of Corporate Scienceby Alan P. Rudy; Dawn Coppin; Jason Konefal; Bradley T. Shaw; Toby Ten Eyck; Craig Harris; Lawrence Busch

    Temple University Press 2007; US$ 60.50

    As a result of widespread financial pressures, U.S. research universities increasingly stress the pursuit of funding beyond that available from government grants and contracts. Concomitantly, recent legal changes have encouraged universities to develop closer ties to the private business sector.This book represents the most thorough review ever undertaken of a major collaboration between industry and academe. A professional evaluation team obtained authorization for unprecedented access to those associated with the landmark $25 million contract entered into by the Plant and Microbial Biology Department at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Novartis Agricultural Discovery Institute, a subsidiary of Novartis, an international pharmaceutical... more...

  • The Triple Helixby Henry Etzkowitz

    Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 43.95

    Essential reading for researchers, students, and professionals in entrepreneurial innovation management, this book develops the method and theory of university-industry-government relations as the means to create more effective innovation systems. more...

  • Triple Helix in Chinaby Lucy Lu; Henry Etzkowitz

    Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008; US$ 199.00

    This e-book examines the context of innovation in China with relation to the Triple Helix model of knowledge-based innovation. more...