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The idea of higher education

Title
The idea of higher education / Ronald Barnett.
Author
Barnett, Ronald, 1947-
Publication
Milton Keynes [England] ; Philadelphia : Society for Research into Higher Education : Open University Press, 1990.

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Description
xii, 244 pages; 24 cm
Summary
A statement of the aims of higher education. This book explores concepts such as culture, rationality, research and academic freedom and aims to provide a new approach to educational theory, embracing debates in social theory, critical theory and sociology of education and knowledge.
Series Statement
SRHE and OUP Imprint
Subject
  • Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > Great Britain
  • Education, Higher > Great Britain > Philosophy
  • 81.80 tertiary education
  • Education, Higher > Aims and objectives
  • Education, Higher > Philosophy
  • Höheres Bildungswesen
  • Bildungsideal
  • Hochschulbildung
  • Hoger onderwijs
  • Doelstellingen
  • Great Britain
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [232]-235).
ISBN
  • 033509421X
  • 9780335094219
  • 0335094201
  • 9780335094202
LCCN
89048476
OCLC
  • ocm20691282
  • 20691282
  • SCSB-1947283
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library