The Ecological University - A Feasible Utopia (Hardcover)

Universities continue to expand, bringing considerable debate about their purposes and relationship to the world. In The Ecological University, Ronald Barnett argues that universities are short of their potential and responsibilities in an ever-changing and challenging environment. This book centres on the idea that the expansion of higher education has opened new spaces and possibilities. The university is interconnected with a number of ecosystems: knowledge, social institutions, persons, the economy, learning, culture and the natural environment. These seven ecosystems of the university are all fragile and in order to advance and develop them universities need to engage with each one. By looking at matters such as the challenges of learning, professional life and research and inquiry, this book outlines just what it could mean for higher education institutions to understand and realize themselves as exemplars of the ecological university. With bold and original insights and practical principles for development, this radical and transformative book is essential reading for university leaders and administrators, academics, students, and all interested in the future of the university.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2017
First published:	2018
Authors:	Ronald Barnett
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	228
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-72072-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Philosophy of education Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > General
LSN:	1-138-72072-0
Barcode:	9781138720725

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