John Furlong is Emeritus Professor and former Director of the Department of Education at the University of Oxford, UK.

‘A beautifully-written and brilliantly-argued book that has implications for all those places—especially the U.S.—where the university project of education is in jeopardy.’ Professor Marilyn Cochran-Smith, Boston College, USA‘An excellent book that provides a much needed vision of how education as a subject of study in universities might rediscover its soul.’ Professor Geoff Whitty, Institute of Education, University of London, UK ‘The reach is classic. It is no less than the health of schooling for a democratic society in the age of national and global markets.’ Professor Sheldon Rothblatt, University of California, USA‘Essential reading for everyone concerned about the university project in education wherever they are located.’ Professor Bob Lingard, The University of Queensland, Australia

• Part I: Introduction 1: Education: A Discipline? 2: The Universities and Education: The First 100 Years 3: The Universities and Education: The Reassertion of Control Part II: Where Are We Now? 4: We're All Universities Now: Worlds of Similarity and Difference 5: Teaching Education Today 6: Educational Research Today Part III: Why Are We Where We Are? 7: Globalization, Neo-liberalism and Emergence of the Enterprise University 8: Neo-liberalism and its Impact on Teacher Education 9: Educational Research in the 'Enterprise University' Part IV: Rescuing the University Project 10: Re-imagining the University 11: 'Re-tooling' the Discipline of Education

John Furlong is Emeritus Professor and former Director of the Department of Education at the University of Oxford, UK.

‘A beautifully-written and brilliantly-argued book that has implications for all those places—especially the U.S.—where the university project of education is in jeopardy.’ Professor Marilyn Cochran-Smith, Boston College, USA‘An excellent book that provides a much needed vision of how education as a subject of study in universities might rediscover its soul.’ Professor Geoff Whitty, Institute of Education, University of London, UK ‘The reach is classic. It is no less than the health of schooling for a democratic society in the age of national and global markets.’ Professor Sheldon Rothblatt, University of California, USA‘Essential reading for everyone concerned about the university project in education wherever they are located.’ Professor Bob Lingard, The University of Queensland, Australia

• Part I: Introduction 1: Education: A Discipline? 2: The Universities and Education: The First 100 Years 3: The Universities and Education: The Reassertion of Control Part II: Where Are We Now? 4: We're All Universities Now: Worlds of Similarity and Difference 5: Teaching Education Today 6: Educational Research Today Part III: Why Are We Where We Are? 7: Globalization, Neo-liberalism and Emergence of the Enterprise University 8: Neo-liberalism and its Impact on Teacher Education 9: Educational Research in the 'Enterprise University' Part IV: Rescuing the University Project 10: Re-imagining the University 11: 'Re-tooling' the Discipline of Education