Rethinking universities : the social functions of higher education /

Rethinking universities : the social functions of higher education /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Baker, Sally.
Imprint:	London ; New York, NY : Continuum International Pub. Group, c2007.
Description:	182 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Education, Higher -- Social aspects. Education, Higher -- Social aspects.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6642009

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Other authors / contributors:	Brown, B. J. (Brian J.)
ISBN:	9780826494191 (hardcover) 0826494196 (hardcover)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

1. Thinking About the University: Theories, Histories and Knowledge
2. Education, Society, Economy and Culture
3. Education as Power
4. Education Systems and their Changing Roles: The University and Human Wellbeing
5. Education as Shaping, Growing and Cultivating
6. Higher Education Under Advanced Liberalism
7. The Picture of Learning: Thinking About the Educational Experience in Neoliberal Times
Index