{"product_id":"the-good-university-what-universities-actually-do-and-why-it-s-time-for-radical-change-9781786995414","title":"The Good University: What Universities Actually","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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. * LSE Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eA uniquely revealing global account of the actual work done by university workers, and a searing critique of the false promises made by current ideologies. A must read for those interested in progressive university reform. * D.W. Livingstone, author of The Education-Jobs Gap *\u003cbr\u003eRaewyn Connell’s case for the good university will resonate with the people who do the work to make good education and research happen, who care about the students and their colleagues and know their responsibility to the public who rightly expect so much of our universities. Her good university values the labour of all staff with decent, secure jobs. * Jeannie Rea, National Tertiary Education Union *\u003cbr\u003eOne victim of Western modernity and corporate ambition is the university. Raewyn Connell convincingly demonstrates what many are sensing and others are ignoring: that knowledge for peace and joy is being overruled by competing knowledges of war and death. * Walter Mignolo, Duke University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction    1. Making the Knowledge: Research    Being a researcher    The work of research    The knowledge formation    Research and truth     2. Learning and Teaching    The work of learning    The course being run    The work of teaching     3. The Collective Intellectual: University Workers    Intellectuals    Operations workers    Academic workers    Sustainability crisis     4. The Global Economy of Knowledge    Imperial science    Making a world university system    Making a worldwide workforce    Multiple knowledge formations and Southern theory     5. Privilege Machines    The dark side of the university    Making advantage happen    Breaching the walls    Machine limits     6. The University Business    The maelstrom    What enterprise universities sell    The managers    Telling lies about universities    Maelstrom reconsidered     7. Universities of Hope    Histories of invention    Contemporaries    Struggle and joy: lessons of experience     8. The Good University    The choice of futures    Criteria for a good university...    ...and a good university system    Manifestos and visions    Taking action","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020456264023,"sku":"9781786995414","price":80.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781786995414.jpg?v=1750783476","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-good-university-what-universities-actually-do-and-why-it-s-time-for-radical-change-9781786995414","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}