The Future of University Education
Michal Izak (Ed.)
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Description for The Future of University Education
Hardback. Editor(s): Izak, Michal; Kostera, Monika. Series: Palgrave Critical University Studies. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNM; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This collected volume of essays offers glimpses of the future of university education. While universities consider the spirit of theoretical exchange and intellectual pursuit to be a defining trait of their identity, this book argues that this heritage is disappearing under the influence of the short-term demands of societies and markets. Universities used to be sites of dissent, civil courage and societal conscience, but have now instead become little more than pseudo-businesses, rendering them incapable of remaining critical or independent. However, with more people going to university every year, there is a strong resistance to the notion that the university ... Read more
This collected volume of essays offers glimpses of the future of university education. While universities consider the spirit of theoretical exchange and intellectual pursuit to be a defining trait of their identity, this book argues that this heritage is disappearing under the influence of the short-term demands of societies and markets. Universities used to be sites of dissent, civil courage and societal conscience, but have now instead become little more than pseudo-businesses, rendering them incapable of remaining critical or independent. However, with more people going to university every year, there is a strong resistance to the notion that the university ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Palgrave Critical University Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
346
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319468938
SKU
V9783319468938
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About Michal Izak (Ed.)
Michal Izak is Senior Lecturer in Management at the University of Lincoln, UK. Monika Kostera is Professor Ordinaria and Chair of Management at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, and Professor and Chair in Management at Durham University, UK. ... Read more
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