{"product_id":"the-future-university-9780415824255","title":"The Future University","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Comparative and International Education Society Higher Education Special Interest Group Best Book Award for 2014!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs universities increasingly engage with the world beyond the classroom and the campus, those who work within higher education are left to examine how the university's mission has changed. Official reviews and debates often forget to inquire into the purposes and responsibilities of universities, and how they are changing. Where these matters are addressed, they are rarely pursued in depth, and rarely go beyond current circumstances. Those who care about the university's role in society are left looking for a renewed sense of purpose regarding its goals and aspirations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Future University\u003c\/em\u003e explores new avenues opening up to universities and tackles fundamental issues facing their development. Contributors with interdisciplinary and international perspectives imagine ways to frame the university's future. They consider the histo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e--Reference and Research Book News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/em\u003e, Ronald Barnett\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEmerging futures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. \u003cem\u003eThe Future isn’t Waiting\u003c\/em\u003e, Sheldon Rothblatt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. \u003cem\u003eImagining the University of the Future\u003c\/em\u003e, Louise Morley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eII. Global possibilities\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. \u003cem\u003eAccessing Knowledge in the University of the Future: Lessons from Australia\u003c\/em\u003e, Leesa Wheelahan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. \u003cem\u003eThe Trajectory and Future of the Idea of the University in China\u003c\/em\u003e, Shuang-Ye Chen and Leslie N.K. Lo \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. \u003cem\u003eThe Idea of the University in Latin America in the 21st Century\u003c\/em\u003e, Mario Diaz Villa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. \u003cem\u003eThe Decline of the University in South Africa: Reconstituting the Place of Reason\u003c\/em\u003e, Yusef Waghid\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIII. Ideas of the University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. \u003cem\u003eTowards a Networked University\u003c\/em\u003e, Nicolas Standaert\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. \u003cem\u003eThe University as Fool\u003c\/em\u003e, Donncha Kavanagh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. \u003cem\u003eRe-imagining the University: Developing a Capacity to Care\u003c\/em\u003e, Gloria Dall’Alba\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. \u003cem\u003eCreating a Better World: Towards the University of Wisdom\u003c\/em\u003e, Nicholas Maxwell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIV. A University for Society\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. \u003cem\u003eUniversities and the Common Good\u003c\/em\u003e, Jon Nixon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. \u003cem\u003eTeaching in the University the Day After Tomorrow\u003c\/em\u003e, Paul Standish\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. \u003cem\u003eThe University: A Public Issue\u003c\/em\u003e, Jan Masschelein and Maarten Simons\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. \u003cem\u003eThe Future of University Research in Africa\u003c\/em\u003e, Berte van Wyk and Philip Higgs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15. \u003cem\u003eKnowledge Socialism: Intellectual Commons and Openness in the University\u003c\/em\u003e, Michael Peters, Garett Gietzen and David J Ondercin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCoda\u003c\/em\u003e, Ronald Barnett\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018199466327,"sku":"9780415824255","price":49.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415824255.jpg?v=1750776000","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-future-university-9780415824255","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}