1st Edition
The Trouble with Higher Education A Critical Examination of our Universities
164 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Trouble with Higher Education is a powerful and topical critique of the Higher Education system in the UK, with relevance to countries with similar systems. Based on the authors’ experiences that span over 30+ years of fieldwork, the issues discussed focus on the problems facing the principle responsibilities of universities: teaching, learning and research.
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Preface
1. The Troubles
2. Expansion and Distortion
3. A Mycelium of Managers
4. Modules and Mutilation
5. A Thought Experiment
6. Students as Customers
7. Auditing Learning
8. The Other Side of Learning
9. A Broader View
10. Coping with Change
11. Processing or Progressing Students
12. Some Conclusions
References
Index
Biography
Trevor Hussey is professor emeritus of philosophy at Buckinghamshire New University and is now a part-time tutor in the University of Oxford.
Patrick Smith is Professor of Learning and Teaching at Buckinghamshire New University.
