Milking the Sacred Cow: Research and the Quest for Useful Knowledge in the American University since 1920.

Geiger, Roger L.

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ERIC Number: EJ382916

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Publication Date: 1988

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Milking the Sacred Cow: Research and the Quest for Useful Knowledge in the American University since 1920.

Geiger, Roger L.

Science, Technology, & Human Values, v13 n3-4 p332-48 Sum-Fall 1988

Describes the history of the American research university. Discusses the origin of university-industry ties (1920s), transformation of the university research economy (late 1960s), and university-industry research relationships (1980s). (YP)

Descriptors: College Science, Educational History, Higher Education, Industry, Research and Development, Research Needs, Research Projects, Research Universities, Science and Society, Science Education History, Science History, Scientific Enterprise, Scientific Research, Social Influences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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