Assessing the contributions of higher education : knowledge for a disordered world /

"Despite the broad engagement of higher education institutions in most social sectors, limited thinking and hyper-individualistic approaches have dominated discussions of their value to society. Advocating a more rigorous and comprehensive approach, this insightful book discusses the broad rang...

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Other Authors: Marginson, Simon, 1951- (Editor), Cantwell, Brendan, 1980- (Editor), Platonova, Daria (Editor), Smolentseva, Anna (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2023.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Despite the broad engagement of higher education institutions in most social sectors, limited thinking and hyper-individualistic approaches have dominated discussions of their value to society. Advocating a more rigorous and comprehensive approach, this insightful book discusses the broad range of contributions made by higher education and the many issues entailed in theorising, observing, measuring and evaluating those contributions."
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 305 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781035307173
1035307170