Chapter 11. Universities as Nerve Centres of Society

  1. G. E. W. Wolstenholme Organizer,
  2. Maeve O'Connor
  1. John Platt

Published Online: 30 MAY 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470720189.ch11

Ciba Foundation Symposium 36 - The Future as an Academic Discipline

Ciba Foundation Symposium 36 - The Future as an Academic Discipline

How to Cite

Platt, J. (2008) Universities as Nerve Centres of Society, in Ciba Foundation Symposium 36 - The Future as an Academic Discipline (eds G. E. W. Wolstenholme and M. O'Connor), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470720189.ch11

Author Information

  1. Mental Health Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 30 MAY 2008
  2. Published Print: 1 JAN 1975

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9789021940403

Online ISBN: 9780470720189

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Keywords:

  • universities;
  • problem-oriented research;
  • high-education society;
  • chordate nervous system;
  • community education

Summary

This chapter contains section titled:

  • The Electronic Surround: How it Changes Social Information and Action Patterns

  • The Role of Universities in a Global Electronic Society

  • Discussion

  • References Cited