| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 127 pages) |
| Contents |
Quelques formes de l'idée d'université au Québec, 1770-1970 / Claude Corbo -- McGill's role within Canadian higher education / Peter F. McNally -- What, why, and how? The university and public policy in a networked society / Janice Gross Stein -- Toward a new understanding of knowledge transfer: the role of experts in shaping public policy / Chaviva M. Hošek -- Universities and industry in Canada: an evolving relationship / Arnold Naimark -- Research: a partnership opportunity for universities, business, and government / William R. Pulleyblank -- Producing knowledge for society / Bruce G. Trigger -- L'autonomie des universités françaises et les enjeux de la décentralisation / Jean-Michel Lacroix -- The challenege of leadership and governance in the university / Hanna Gray -- The educational journey of Bernard J. Shapiro / Paul Axelrod |
| Summary |
The contributors, a group of distinguished thinkers who participated in a colloquium in honour of Bernard J. Shapiro upon his retirement from the principalship of McGill University, draw from their vast experience and accomplishments in the worlds of scholarship, university administration, and the public and private sectors to demonstrate that knowledge matters |
| Analysis |
Knowledge |
| Notes |
Essays originally presented at a colloquium held Nov. 2002 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Includes 2 essays in French |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Education, Higher -- Canada -- Congresses
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Education, Higher -- Congresses
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EDUCATION -- Higher.
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Education, Higher
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Hochschule
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Canada
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Kanada
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Festschriften
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Festschriften.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Axelrod, Paul Douglas
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Shapiro, B. J. (Bernard J.)
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| ISBN |
9780773572485 |
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0773572481 |
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