"This book examines the core changes in the nature, status, and significance of the university over the last century. Having grown in numbers, reach, and scope, the university has seen sweeping expansion and has become central in a contemporary global society built on liberal and neoliberal ins...

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Hauptverfasser:	Frank, David John (VerfasserIn), Meyer, John W. 1935- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Princeton, New Jersey ; Oxford Princeton University Press [2020]
Schriftenreihe:	Princeton studies in cultural sociology
Schlagworte:	Universität Globalisierung Informationsgesellschaft Universities and colleges / Social aspects Education, Higher / Social aspects Knowledge, Sociology of Education and globalization
Zusammenfassung:	"This book examines the core changes in the nature, status, and significance of the university over the last century. Having grown in numbers, reach, and scope, the university has seen sweeping expansion and has become central in a contemporary global society built on liberal and neoliberal institutions. David Frank and John Meyer begin by describing the university's expansion, focusing especially on global diffusion. They then examine the transformation of university knowledge, illustrating the ways in which standardized and scientific knowledge now reaches into more sectors of everyday life. This leads them to discuss the porous interface between the university and society. They suggest that there are now essentially no social problems that the university should not responsibly address. The result is a society dependent on credentials and cultural content provided by the university, and in the final chapter of the book, the authors reflect on what it means to exist in this "knowledge society""--
Beschreibung:	vii, 182 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:	9780691202051 9780691202068