Towards the Virtuous University : The Moral Bases of Academic Practice Hardback
by Jon (Liverpool Hope University, UK) Nixon
Part of the Key Issues in Higher Education series
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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.
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- Pages:176 pages, 8 Tables, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:04/08/2008
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- ISBN:9780415335331
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:176 pages, 8 Tables, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:04/08/2008
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- ISBN:9780415335331
