| Towards the Virtuous University: The Moral Bases of Academic Practice Contributor(s): Nixon, Jon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415875145 ISBN-13: 9780415875141 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $65.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Non-classifiable - Education | Higher - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 370.014 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6" W x 9" (0.60 lbs) 180 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A good university is invariably assumed to be one which is managerially effective in terms of its economic efficiency, and is judged in terms of entrepreneurialism, self-promotion and competitive innovation. This book argues that in the majority of institutions, these goals are being pursued to the exclusion of academic excellence and public service. It proposes that there is a marked lack of intellectual leadership at senior management level within HE institutions and that academic workers must assume responsibility for the moral purposefulness of their institutions. This will not be a retreat into the old values of an elitist 'ivory tower', but a rejection of the current deeply stratified university system which prematurely selects students for differentiated institutional streams. |
