Abstract
In the immediate post-Sputnik era, Clark Kerr saw America’s breed of universities as “multiversities,” characterized by growing enrollment, an increasingly diversified academic community, and as the emerging driver of knowledge production and innovation (Kerr 2001: xi). This is now a widely shared vision throughout the world. Governments have provided additional funding, fueling further growth in academic programs and attracting talent. One result: the number of perceived stakeholders has increased, along with their expectations.
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Stensaker, B., Fumasoli, T. (2016). Scandinavian Flagship Universities: An Appraisal of Leading National Universities in the European Context. In: Douglass, J.A. (eds) The New Flagship University. International and Development Education. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137500496_7
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