How to Mend a University: Towards a Sustainable Learning Environment In Higher Education
Author:   Professor Ian M. Kinchin (University of Surrey, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:  

9781350338685


Pages:   180
Publication Date:   27 November 2025
Format:   Paperback
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How to Mend a University: Towards a Sustainable Learning Environment In Higher Education


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Author:   Professor Ian M. Kinchin (University of Surrey, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781350338685


ISBN 10:   1350338680
Pages:   180
Publication Date:   27 November 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Adult education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Foreword, Martyn Kingsbury (Imperial College London, UK) Introduction 1. Institutional Natural Histories 2. Assemblages of Narrative Ecologies 3. Valuing Post-Abyssal Thinking 4. From Hero Leaders to Ecological Leadership 5. Sustainable Pedagogies 6. Conclusions Postscript: The Author’s Journey References Index

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This book presents a trenchant approach to dismantling the neoliberal university discourse. Navigating diverse theories, the author envisions the ecological university, crucial amid societal shifts. Their disruptive ideas and innovative perspectives emerge as pivotal for higher education’s transformation. -- Paulo Rogério Miranda Correia, Professor in the School of Arts, Science and Humanities, University of São Paulo, Brazil By drawing on biological constructs, and undertaking an institutional natural history, Ian Kinchin offers a fresh and exciting analysis of the ‘ecologically-sick’ university, and proposes five steps towards an ecological university. Its novel application of health-sciences and biological concepts shines light on how to ‘mend’ the careless atrophy in the system and is essential reading for all of us who care deeply about our work but increasingly dislike our jobs in higher education. -- Sally Baker, Associate Professor in Migration and Education, Australian National University, Australia


Author Information

Ian M. Kinchin is Emeritus Professor in Higher Education in the Surrey Institute of Education at the University of Surrey, UK.

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