Towards the Virtuous University: The Moral Bases of Academic Practice (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415335331)

A good university is invariably assumed to be one which is managerially effective in terms of its economic efficiency, and is judged in terms of entrepreneurialism, self-promotion and competitive innovation. This book argues that in the majority of institutions, these goals are being pursued to the exclusion of academic excellence and public service. It proposes that there is a marked lack of intellectual leadership at senior management level within HE institutions and that academic workers must assume responsibility for the moral purposefulness of their institutions. This will not be a retreat into the old values of an elitist 'ivory tower', but a rejection of the current deeply stratified university system which prematurely selects students for differentiated institutional streams.

Author: Jon Nixon
ISBN-10: 0415335337
ISBN-13: 9780415335331
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 08/04/2008
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2008 pg. 254