Crow, Michael M. William B. Dabars

The fifth wave the evolution of American higher education - Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 2020 - xiii, 478 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. Toward new models for the American research university -- The emergence of the fifth wave in American higher education -- A prototype for a fifth wave knowledge enterprise -- Boutique production strategies and appropriate scale -- Some historical perspective on the fifth wave -- Toward a theoretical and conceptual framework for the fifth wave -- Designing fifth wave knowledge enterprises -- Some comparative perspective on institutional innovation -- Conclusion. Toward universal learning frameworks.

9781421438023 (hb)


Higher Education--Educational change--Learning revolution--Learning innovation--Virtual learning--RISE--FSSH

378.73 / CRO