A University Education
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 23 November 2017
- ISBN 9780198767268
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages480 pages
- Size 241x161x42 mm
- Weight 754 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 11 black & white illustrations 0
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Short description:
Former Universities and Science Minister David Willetts combines a passionate advocacy of the value of a university education with a serious in-depth knowledge of the higher education sector to present his vision of what our universities can offer us - both now and in the future.
MoreLong description:
Universities have a crucial role in the modern world. In England entrance to universities is by nation-wide competition which means English universities have an exceptional influence on schools - a striking theme of the book. This important book first investigates the university as an institution and then tracks the individual on their journey to and through university. In A University Education, David Willetts presents a compelling case for the ongoing importance of the university, both as one of the great institutions of modern society and as a transformational experience for the individual. The book also makes illuminating comparisons with higher education in other countries, especially the US and Germany.
Drawing on his experience as UK Minister for Universities and Science from 2010 to 2014, the author offers a powerful account of the value of higher education and the case for more expansion. He covers controversial issues in which he was involved from access for disadvantaged students to the introduction of ?9,000 fees. The final section addresses some of the big questions for the future, such as the the relationship between universities and business, especially in promoting innovation.. He argues that the two great contemporary trends of globalisation and technological innovation will both change the university significantly.
This is an authoritative account of English universities setting them for the first time in their new legal and regulatory framework.
Stimulating... this book is full of wise and witty observations.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The student
Which three years?
Getting in
The academic experience at university
Paying for it
The university
The history of the university
Robbins and after
Consumers and producers
Ideas of the university
Looking Outwards
Training for the professions
Going global
Universities and business
Universities and research
Conclusion
