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Author:   Ronald Barnett (Institute of Education, University of London, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.620kg
ISBN:  

9780415881920

ISBN 10:   0415881927
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   24 August 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction, Ronald Barnett I. Emerging futures 1. The Future isn’t Waiting, Sheldon Rothblatt 2. Imagining the University of the Future, Louise Morley II. Global possibilities 3. Accessing Knowledge in the University of the Future: Lessons from Australia, Leesa Wheelahan 4. The Trajectory and Future of the Idea of the University in China, Shuang-Ye Chen and Leslie N.K. Lo 5. The Idea of the University in Latin America in the 21st Century, Mario Diaz Villa 6. The Decline of the University in South Africa: Reconstituting the Place of Reason, Yusef Waghid III. Ideas of the University 7. Towards a Networked University, Nicolas Standaert 8. The University as Fool, Donncha Kavanagh 9. Re-imagining the University: Developing a Capacity to Care, Gloria Dall’Alba 10. Creating a Better World: Towards the University of Wisdom, Nicholas Maxwell IV. A University for Society 11. Universities and the Common Good, Jon Nixon 12. Teaching in the University the Day After Tomorrow, Paul Standish 13. The University: A Public Issue, Jan Masschelein and Maarten Simons 14. The Future of University Research in Africa, Berte van Wyk and Philip Higgs 15. Knowledge Socialism: Intellectual Commons and Openness in the University, Michael Peters, Garett Gietzen and David J Ondercin Coda, Ronald Barnett

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Scholars mostly of education but some from other disciplines ponder what it is to be a university in the 21st century, what the university might become, what limitations are pressing upon the university, what possibilities might lie ahead, and similar questions. --Reference and Research Book News

"""Scholars mostly of education but some from other disciplines ponder what it is to be a university in the 21st century, what the university might become, what limitations are pressing upon the university, what possibilities might lie ahead, and similar questions.""--Reference and Research Book News"

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

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