The Soul of a University

Why Excellence is not Enough

Chris Brink (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

408 Seiten

2018
Bristol University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5292-0034-8 (ISBN)

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How can we re-establish universities’ social purpose? The solution lies with asking not only ‘what are we good at?’, but also ‘what are we good for?’. Chris Brink shows how universities can – and should - promote positive social change.

What is the role of a university in society? In this innovative book, Chris Brink offers the timely reminder that it should have social purpose, as well as achieve academic excellence. He book shows how universities can – and should - respond to societal challenges and promote positive social change.

Professor Chris Brink was Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University from 2007 till 2016 and previously held senior positions in universities across the world. A distinguished academic and a member of the Russell Group and the National Equality Challenge Unit boards, Professor Brink is a champion of the idea of a civic university.

Prologue;
1.The Standard Model University;
2. Rankings and League Tables;
3. Quality in Higher Education;
4. Tales of Quality, Equality and Diversity;
5. Rank Order of Worth;
6. Linear Thinking;
7. Another Dimension;
8. Ideas of a World-class Civic University.

Erscheinungsdatum	09.09.2018
Zusatzinfo	8 Tables, black and white; 10 Illustrations, black and white
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-5292-0034-2 / 1529200342
ISBN-13	978-1-5292-0034-8 / 9781529200348
Zustand	Neuware