Universities at the Crossroads (OIP)
Seiten
2014
OUP India (Verlag)
978-0-19-945525-6 (ISBN)
OUP India (Verlag)
978-0-19-945525-6 (ISBN)
This volume discusses the predicament of the universities today, the objectives with which they were set up, and the extent to which they have remained true to these goals.
This book deals with the predicament of Indian universities, the objectives with which they were set up, and the extent to which they have remained true to those objectives. While the focus is on contemporary India, the book contextualizes the discussion in a historical and comparative perspective. The author examines the causes and consequences of the rapid growth in the number and size of Indian universities since the middle of the twentieth century, and argues that the growth has happened both in response to the continuous expansion of knowledge and to meet the goals of social inclusion.
Written in an accessible style, Universities at the Crossroads will be invaluable reading for both scholars and lay readers interested in India's system of higher education.
This book deals with the predicament of Indian universities, the objectives with which they were set up, and the extent to which they have remained true to those objectives. While the focus is on contemporary India, the book contextualizes the discussion in a historical and comparative perspective. The author examines the causes and consequences of the rapid growth in the number and size of Indian universities since the middle of the twentieth century, and argues that the growth has happened both in response to the continuous expansion of knowledge and to meet the goals of social inclusion.
Written in an accessible style, Universities at the Crossroads will be invaluable reading for both scholars and lay readers interested in India's system of higher education.
André Béteille, FBA, is National Research Professor, and Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, University of Delhi.
Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; 1. Universities and Society ; 2. Universities as Public Institutions ; 3. The Expansion of Universities ; 4. Universities at the Crossroads ; 5. The School and the Community ; 6. Access to Education ; 7. The Making of an Inclusive Society ; 8. Institutions and Networks ; 9. Social Science Research ; 10. Social Theory and Social Policy ; 11. Universities in the Twenty-first Century ; 12. The Viable University ; Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 14.1.2015 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Oxford India Paperbacks |
| Verlagsort | New Delhi |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 143 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 210 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-945525-2 / 0199455252 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-945525-6 / 9780199455256 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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