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Disruptive Innovators?

Colleges on the Cusp of the World’s Largest Metropolitan Area

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‘As I walked out one midsummer morning…’ In reality, just before I left for Barcelona and the Times Higher Education ‘150 Under 50’ Summit 2016, there was a visit to College by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields with Sir Neville Marriner, a workshop with players and students followed by an evening performance, and a pre-concert reception to be prepared. Afterwards, with timpani crated and double basses safely secured, I set forth for Iberia – the Times Summit rather than FC Barcelona – and spring sunshine.

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Thompson, K. (2016). Disruptive Innovators?. In: Evans, H.M., Burt, T.P. (eds) The Collegiate Way. Contexts of Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-681-1_5

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