Is it time to rethink the 'university'?
Journal article
Authors | Hayes, Dennis |
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Abstract | Jeremiads abound on the ‘end’ or the ‘death’ of modern universities. There are claims that they are been severely compromised by ‘neoliberalism’ and social changes and left behind by technological advances. An increasing number of writers believe the university has been transformed turned into ‘safe spaces’, an extended school environment, that infantilises students. Many people describe this ‘crisis’ in academia but few offer any visions of the future and fewer still try to propose alternatives. This is an essay based upon a 'Thinking on Sunday' lecture given to the Conway Hall Ethical Society at Conway Hall, London on Sunday 4 December 2016. |
Jeremiads abound on the ‘end’ or the ‘death’ of modern universities. There are claims that they are been severely compromised by ‘neoliberalism’ and social changes and left behind by technological advances. An increasing number of writers believe the university has been transformed turned into ‘safe spaces’, an extended school environment, that infantilises students. Many people describe this ‘crisis’ in academia but few offer any visions of the future and fewer still try to propose alternatives. This is an essay based upon a 'Thinking on Sunday' lecture given to the Conway Hall Ethical Society at Conway Hall, London on Sunday 4 December 2016. | |
Keywords | University; Safe spaces |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Ethical Record |
Publisher | Conway Hall Ethical Society |
ISSN | 00141690 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/621638 |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | |
hdl:10545/621638 | |
Publication dates | Mar 2017 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 09 Jun 2017, 15:18 |
Contributors | University of Derby |
File | File Access Level Open |
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https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/92q89/is-it-time-to-rethink-the-university
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