200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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There is no single idea of the university. Ever since its medieval origin, the concept of the university has continued to change. The metaphysical university gave way successively to the scientific university, and then to the corporate and the entrepreneurial university. But what, then, might lie ahead?
Being a University both charts this conceptual development and examines the future... Read more
Introduction: 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 University
Biography
Ronald Barnett is Emeritus Professor of Higher Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.
