Isbn: 9780691165189 - implausible dream: the world-class university and repurposing higher education (5 Ergebnisse)

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Gebunden. Zustand: New. Universities have become major actors on the global stage. Yet, as they strive to be world-class, institutions of higher education are shifting away from their core missions of cultivating democratic citizenship, fostering critical thinking, and safeguard.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Universities have become major actors on the global stage. Yet, as they strive to be 'world-class,' institutions of higher education are shifting away from their core missions of cultivating democratic citizenship, fostering critical thinking, and safeguarding academic freedom. In the contest to raise their national and global profiles, universities are embracing a new form of utilitarianism, one that favors market power over academic values. In this book, James Mittelman explains why the world-class university is an implausible dream for most institutions and proposes viable alternatives that can help universities thrive in today's competitive global environment. An urgent wake-up call, Implausible Dream argues that universities are repurposing at the peril of their high principles and recommends structural reforms that are more practical than the unrealistic worldwide measures of excellence prevalent today.…