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OverviewThere is no single 'idea of the university'. Ever since its medieval inception, what it is to be a university has undergone successive changes. The metaphysical university gave way to the scientific university which, in turn, has been succeeded by the entrepreneurial university and the corporate university -- and even by the bureaucratic university. Two implications arise from these reflections. Firstly, the belief -- now widespread -- that the entrepreneurial university represents a kind of end-point of the evolution of the university has no substance. The university, both in its form and the ideas through which it is understood, continues to evolve. Secondly, the question arises, and in stark form: just what is it to be a university? And further, what might the university become? In this book, Ron Barnett argues that answers to these questions require imagination and the creation of feasible utopias. Through a careful examination of key 'contending concepts', searching issues are raised in relation to ideas such as 'anarchy and culture', 'space and time', 'authenticity and responsibility' and 'being and becoming'. On this basis, four feasible utopias are set out and critically examined. The first three are those of 'the liquid university', 'the therapeutic university' and 'the authentic university'. Each has virtues but also each also has weaknesses and even harbours dystopias. However, the fourth feasible utopia, the idea of the ecological university offers a way to the university fully to become itself. And it is an idea carrying universal significance and so reflects something of the university's metaphysical inheritance. It is a utopian idea of the university but it is entirely feasible. This book will be of interest to all those working in, and in the future of, Higher Education. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ronald Barnett (Institute of Education, University of London, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.308kg ISBN: 9780415592680ISBN 10: 0415592682 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 01 October 2010 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Being Possible Part 1: Stages of Being 1. The Metaphysical University 2. The Scientific University 3. The Entrepreneurial University 4. The Bureaucratic University Part 2: Contending Concepts 5. Being and Becoming 6. Space and Time 7. Culture and Anarchy 8. Authenticity and Responsibility Part 3: Becoming Possible 9. The Liquid University 10. The Therapeutic University 11. The Authentic University 12. The Ecological University Coda: The Spirit of the UniversityReviewsAuthor InformationRonald Barnett is Emeritus Professor of Higher Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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