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Overview
The writers in this book envisage a system of higher education fit for the new millennium. They challenge the fatalism of much current thinking about mass higher education and identify the ways universities must take the initiative in defining radically different models of their futures. They look to universities which are accessible, accountable and growing steadily with adequate resources. They envisage institutions which promote democratic values, offer high quality lifelong learning opportunities and are based on a new contract with, and vision for, the society they serve. Repositioning Higher Education develops a powerful critique of current orthodoxies in higher education and will provoke further open debate about the role of higher education in modern society.Editorials
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Responds to the clash of elitist and mass-education models for higher education in an increasingly divided society, the erosion of academic autonomy, new technological challenges, and the tension between values of education and training. Envisions a system of higher education that take the initiative in defining radically different models for the future of universities; are accessible, accountable, and growing steadily with adequate resources; promote democratic values; offer high quality, life- long learning opportunities; and are based on a new contract with and vision for the society they serve. The seven essays are revised from contributions to a seminar series at the University of Durham, England. Distributed in the US by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
March 1, 1997
Publisher
Open University Press
Pages
136
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780335197156