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Penguin, 2012. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,250grams, ISBN:9781846144820
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- Title What Are Universities For?
- Author Stefan Collini
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Paperback
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, London
- Date 2012
- ISBN 9781846144820 / 1846144825
- Weight 0.41 lbs (0.19 kg)
- Dimensions 7.8 x 5.08 x 0.6 in (19.81 x 12.90 x 1.52 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Higher education and state, Education, Higher - Aims and objectives
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012427320
- Dewey Decimal Code 378.001
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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 future of higher education lies…
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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.
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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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