Imagining the University
Ronald Barnett
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Paperback. Series: New Studies in Critical Realism and Education Routledge Critical Realism. Num Pages: 200 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNK; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 328.
Around the world, what it is to be a university is a matter of much debate. The range of ideas of the university in public circulation is, however, exceedingly narrow and is dominated by the idea of the entrepreneurial university. As a consequence, the debate is hopelessly impoverished. Lurking in the literature, there is a broad and even imaginative array of ideas of the university, but those ideas are seldom heard. We need, consequently, not just more ideas of the university but better ideas.
Imagining the University forensically examines this situation, critically interrogating many of the current ideas of the ... Read more
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Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
New Studies in Critical Realism and Education Routledge Critical Realism
Condition
New
Weight
312g
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415672047
SKU
V9780415672047
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About Ronald Barnett
Ronald Barnett is Emeritus Professor of Higher Education, Institute of Education, University of London. His books include The Idea of Higher Education, A Will to Learn, Beyond All Reason and Being a University. He has been a visiting speaker in thirty-five countries. .
Reviews for Imagining the University
"Ronald Barnett, one of the world’s leading defenders of the university, calls upon us to free our imaginations in order to engage in the contemporary debate about university futures: what could and should it become? In Imagining the University he masterfully examines the form and structure of imagination in order to re-examine the concept of the public university to expand, ... Read more