The University and its Boundaries
Eliel Cohen, "The University and its Boundaries"
English | ISBN: 0367562987 | 2021 | 114 pages | EPUB, PDF | 2 MB + 2 MB
English | ISBN: 0367562987 | 2021 | 114 pages | EPUB, PDF | 2 MB + 2 MB
Grounded in key sociological theory on the concepts of boundaries, power and control, this text addresses the question of whether the university is thriving or merely surviving.
Using a sociological lens to consider how institutions must engage in boundary transactions in order to maintain their unique position and identity, this book explores how these transactions also have the potential to undermine academic boundaries. Including a detailed analysis of the activities, organisation and outputs of academic research in the context of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) departments of UK universities, the arguments presented have implications for universities and their stakeholders not only in the United Kingdom, but wherever universities face challenges of purpose and identity, particularly where these are shaped by neoliberal modes of governance and management.
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