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The University as a Critical Institution?

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Editors:
  1. Rosemary Deem

    1. Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

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  2. Heather Eggins

    1. Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge, UK

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  • This book offers up-to-date research on a range of topics which affect the shape and size of higher education systems throughout the world.
  • The book will be of interest to all who are concerned with the future of universities.
  • The book asks critical questions on the nature of the university and its place in the modern world.

Part of the book series: Higher Education Research in the 21st Century (CHER)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The University as a Critical Institution? An Introduction

      • Rosemary Deem, Heather Eggins
      Pages 3-14

  3. The Contemporary University: Governance and Organisational Futures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Can the University be a Liveable Institution in the Anthropocene?

      • Susan Wright
      Pages 17-37

    3. Hard and Soft Managerialism in Portuguese Higher Education Governance

      • António Magalhães, Amélia Veiga, Pedro Videira
      Pages 39-53

    4. Understanding the Changes of the Higher Education Governance in Poland and Ukraine

      • Myroslava Hladchenko, Dominik Antonowicz, Harry de Boer
      Pages 55-74

    5. What Does Academic Freedom Mean for Academics?

      • Sina Westa
      Pages 75-92

  4. Widening Participation, Curricular Innovation, Research Policy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
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    2. How Can we Widen Participation in Higher Education? The Promise of Contextualised Admissions

      • Vikki Boliver, Stephen Gorard, Nadia Siddiqui
      Pages 95-109

    3. Liberal Education Under Financial Pressure

      • Daniel Kontowski, David Kretz
      Pages 111-133

    4. Heterogeneous Responses of Portuguese Polytechnics to New Research Policy Demands

      • Sandra Hasanefendic, Maria Teresa Patricio, Frank G. A. de Bakker
      Pages 135-153

  5. Higher Education Policies and Practices on Teaching Quality and Excellence, Research and the Student Experience

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155
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    2. The Perceptions of Quality Management by Universities’ Internal Stakeholders

      • Maria J. Manatos, Maria J. Rosa, Cláudia S. Sarrico
      Pages 157-172

    3. Internationalization – A Tool to Enhance Intercultural Competence in Higher Education?

      • Tone Horntvedt, Ellen Carm
      Pages 173-183

    4. University Student Participation in Out-of-Class Activities

      • Monia Anzivino, Michele Rostan
      Pages 185-216

    5. Unravelling Tacit Knowledge

      • Andrea Kottmann
      Pages 217-235

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 237-239
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About this book

Whether universities can survive as critical organisations in the current time is an open question which this volume seeks to address. The book examines particular aspects of three main themes: governance, critical regulation and regulated criticism; growth, equality, movement and instability in higher education systems; and teaching and learning. Topics range from ‘University Futures’ to an examination of governance by procedure and the loss of the social process of the university; a discussion of the meaning of academic freedom; and approaches to managerialism. Quality management is discussed, along with the question of whether European Liberal Education actually exists. Various aspects of the theme of teaching and learning are examined, from student participation in out-of-class activities, to the role of Centres of Excellence, and a consideration of widening participation. The book is international in its reach, and addresses the continuing dilemmas faced in higher education systems, within Europe and beyond.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

    Rosemary Deem

  • Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge, UK

    Heather Eggins

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The University as a Critical Institution?

  • Editors: Rosemary Deem, Heather Eggins

  • Series Title: Higher Education Research in the 21st Century

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-116-2

  • Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: SensePublishers-Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6351-116-2Published: 12 September 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: CCXL, 8

  • Topics: Education, general

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