Good University

What Universities Actually Do and Why It’s Time for Radical Change

AvRaewyn Connell

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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The higher education industry might seem like it’s booming, with over 200 million students in universities and colleges worldwide and funds flowing in like never before. But the truth is that these institutions have never been unhappier places to work. Corporate-style management, cost-cutting governments, mobilisations by angry students and strikes by a disgruntled workforce have taken their toll — in almost every country around the world. It’s no wonder that there is talk of ‘universities in crisis.’But what should a ‘good university’ look like? In this inspiring new work, Raewyn Connell asks us to consider just that, challenging us to rethink the fundamentals of what universities do. Drawing on the examples offered by pioneering universities and educational reformers around the world, Connell outlines a practical vision for how our universities can become both more engaging and more productive places, driven by social good rather than profit, helping to build fairer societies.

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Utgivningsdatum:2019-02-15
Mått:140 x 222 x 15 mm
Vikt:458 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781786995414

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Raewyn Connell is Professor Emerita at the University of Sydney. She is a highly-cited researcher in social science and an experienced teacher who has worked in universities around the world. She remains an active trade unionist and advocate for workers’ rights, student autonomy and educational reform. Her books include Masculinities (2005), Southern Theory (2007) and Gender: In World Perspective (2015).

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In The Good University Raewyn Connell provides a powerful and expansive critique of the current state of higher education. This lucid and important book makes clear that the global state of higher education is at a crossroads.

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Introduction1. Making the Knowledge: ResearchBeing a researcherThe work of researchThe knowledge formationResearch and truth2. Learning and TeachingThe work of learningThe course being runThe work of teaching3. The Collective Intellectual: University WorkersIntellectualsOperations workersAcademic workersSustainability crisis4. The Global Economy of KnowledgeImperial scienceMaking a world university systemMaking a worldwide workforceMultiple knowledge formations and Southern theory5. Privilege MachinesThe dark side of the universityMaking advantage happenBreaching the wallsMachine limits6. The University BusinessThe maelstromWhat enterprise universities sellThe managersTelling lies about universitiesMaelstrom reconsidered7. Universities of HopeHistories of inventionContemporariesStruggle and joy: lessons of experience8. The Good UniversityThe choice of futuresCriteria for a good university......and a good university systemManifestos and visionsTaking action

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