Being a University

by Barnett; Ronald

• ISBN13: 9780415592680
• ISBN10: 0415592682
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2010-11-19
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The university, both in its form and the ideas through which it is understood, continues to evolve. In this book, Ron Barnett questions: Just what is it to be a university? And what might the university become

Author Biography

Ronald Barnett is recognized as one of the world's leading scholars of higher education and the university. He is Emeritus Professor of Higher Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK and is a writer, speaker and consultant on higher education matters.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. x
Introduction: being possible	p. 1
Critiquing being	p. 9
The metaphysical university	p. 11
The scientific university	p. 21
The entrepreneurial university	p. 33
The bureaucratic university	p. 45
Contending concepts	p. 57
Being and becoming	p. 59
Space and time	p. 72
Culture and anarchy	p. 84
Authenticity and responsibility	p. 95
Becoming possible	p. 107
The liquid university	p. 109
The therapeutic university	p. 120
The authentic university	p. 131
The ecological university	p. 141
Coda: the spirit of the university	p. 152
Notes	p. 155
Bibliography	p. 169
Index	p. 181
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