Thinking and Rethinking the University: The selected works of Ronald Barnett

Author:   Ronald Barnett (Institute of Education, University of London, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138785076


Pages:   278
Publication Date:   24 November 2014
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Ronald Barnett (Institute of Education, University of London, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.589kg
ISBN:  

9781138785076


ISBN 10:   1138785075
Pages:   278
Publication Date:   24 November 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: The University Supercomplexity and the University Situating the Learning University Recapturing the Universal in the University The Idea of the University in the Twenty-First Century: Where’s the Imagination? The Coming of the Ecological University Part 2: Higher Education Higher Education: legitimation crisis Does Higher Education have Aims? Convergence in Higher Education: The Strange Case of Entrepreneurialism The Purpose of Higher Education and the Changing Face of Academia Institutions of Higher Education: purposes and ‘performance indicators’ Part 3: Students and learning Supercomplexity and the Curriculum Learning about Learning: a conundrum and a possible resolution Being and Becoming: a student trajectory Learning for an Unknown Future Configuring Learning Spaces: Noticing the Invisible Coda Bibliography Index

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Ronald Barnett is a well known, and sometimes controversial, voice in the world of Higher Education and this important selection comes from his writing spanning 30 years.


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Ronald Barnett is Emeritus Professor of Higher Education at the Institute of Education, London.

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