Search Results: What Are Universities For? by Stefan Collini

Penguin Books , pp. xiii + 215 . Papeback. New.

Penguin Press/Classics, 2012-02-23. Paperback. Used: Good.

Penguin UK, 2012-02-23. Paperback. Used:Good.

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Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Across the world, universities are more numerous than they have ever been, yet at the same time there is unprecedented confusion about their purpose and skepticism about their value. This title offers an argument for rethinking the way

Penguin, 2012. Paperback. New. 240 pages. 7.50x5.00x0.50 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. Across the world, universities are more numerous than they have ever been, yet at the same time there is unprecedented confusion about their purpose and skepticism about their value. This title offers an argument for rethinking the way we see our universities, and why we need them.

Photos included in listing. Penguin, 2012 About the book: Across the world, universities are more numerous than they have ever been, yet at the same time there is unprecedented confusion about their purpose and scepticism about their value. What Are Universities For? offers a spirited and compelling argument for completely rethinking the way we see our universities, and why we need them. Stefan Collini challenges the common claim that universities need to show that they help to make money in order to justify getting more money. Instead, he argues that we must reflect on the different types of institution and the distinctive roles they play. In particular we must recognize that attempting to extend human understanding, which is at the heart of disciplined intellectual enquiry, can never be wholly harnessed to immediate social purposes - particularly in the case of the humanities, which both attract and puzzle many people and are therefore the most difficult subjects to justify. At a time when the… Read More

London: Penguin Books, 2012. Inscribed by author on title page. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 216pp. The author challenges the idea that universities must show their contribution to economic growth and instead we must recognize their inherent worth of intellectual enquiry.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Fine. 7.75 x 5 inches.

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London : Penguin Books, 2012. 1st Penguin edition. Softcover. Very good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: xiii, 215 pages. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: The global multiversity? -- Universities in Britain : a very short history -- The useful and the useless : Newman revisited -- The character of the humanities -- The highest aspirations and ideals : universities as a public good -- Bibliometry -- The business analogy -- HiEdBizUK -- Impact -- Browne's gamble. Subjects: Universities and colleges Philosophy; Education, Higher Aims; Philosophy & Theory Of Education; Higher education and state.