{"product_id":"the-fifth-wave-9781421438023","title":"The Fifth Wave","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOut of the crises of American higher education emerges a new class of large-scale public universities designed to accelerate social change through broad access to world-class knowledge production and cutting-edge technological innovation.   America's research universities lead the world in discovery, creativity, and innovationbut are captive to a set of design constraints that no longer aligns with the changing needs of society. Their commitment to discovery and innovation, which is carried out largely in isolation from the socioeconomic challenges faced by most Americans, threatens to impede the capacity of these institutions to contribute decisively and consistently to the collective good. The global preeminence of our leading institutions, moreover, does not correlate with overall excellence in American higher education. Sadly, admissions practices that flatly exclude the majority of academically qualified applicants are now the norm in our leading universities, both public and priv\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael M. Crow is the mad scientist of magnifying college matriculation . . . as president of one of our largest and most innovative universities, Arizona State, Crow has had some remarkable results.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Toward New Models for American Colleges and Universities\u003cbr\u003e1 The Emergence of the Fifth Wave in American Higher Education\u003cbr\u003e2 A Prototype for a Fifth Wave University\u003cbr\u003e3 Boutique Production Strategies and Appropriate Scale\u003cbr\u003e4 Some Historical Perspective on the Fifth Wave\u003cbr\u003e5 Toward a Theoretical and Conceptual Framework for the Fifth Wave\u003cbr\u003e6 Designing Fifth Wave Knowledge Enterprises\u003cbr\u003e7 Some Comparative Perspective on Accessibility and Excellence\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: Toward Frameworks for Universal Learning\u003cbr\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408137986391,"sku":"9781421438023","price":36.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421438023.jpg?v=1730501724","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-fifth-wave-9781421438023","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}