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The Idea of the Public University - Allan Patience

The Idea of the Public University

Discovering and Teaching Knowledge in a Confused World

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Buch | Softcover
136 Seiten
2024
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-16037-5 (ISBN)
CHF 67,95 inkl. MwSt
This book sheds light on the risk of losing the authoritative knowledge discovered and taught by public universities. It argues that public universities are as indispensable now, as never before, for providing governments and citizens with reliable knowledge crucial for confronting the looming environmental, cultural, economic, and political challenges now threatening humanity’s very existence.

Acknowledging the history of universities around the world, the book highlights the role they have played in creating and curating knowledge. It examines John Henry Newman’s liberal idea of the university and Wilhelm von Humboldt’s conception of the institution and argues this is all under threat at the hands of fake prophets and biased media preaching "alternative facts" and populist falsehoods. Shedding light on neoliberalism and the tensions between research, education, and training, the author demonstrates that the best pedagogical and economic outcomes are achieved when these interests are dynamically informing each other.

This book will be of interest to academics, university managers, and higher education policymakers questioning the role, value, and purpose of the contemporary public university.

Allan Patience was educated at Monash University and the London School of Economics (LSE). He holds as PhD from the University of Melbourne. He has held chairs in universities in Australia and overseas and visiting academic appointments in the United Kingdom, Japan, and China. He is an honorary fellow in the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne.

1. Introduction: Is the End Nigh for the Public University? 2. Universities as Knowledge Sanctuaries: A Brief Historical Overview 3. John Henry Newman's The Idea of a University 4. Newman’s Idea: Contra and Pro 5. Wilhelm von Humboldt: Education Reformer 6. Humboldt’s Ideal University 7. The Public University in a Conflicted Twentieth Century 8. The Ideological University 9. Conclusion: Reimagining the Public University

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 270 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Erwachsenenbildung
ISBN-10 1-032-16037-3 / 1032160373
ISBN-13 978-1-032-16037-5 / 9781032160375
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