Thinking about Higher Education
With higher education around the world in a period of extreme flux, this volume explores its underlying philosophy, a core element of the ongoing debate. Offering a diverse range of perspectives from an international selection of renowned scholars of high
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inking about Higher Education
Thinking about Higher Education
Paul Gibbs · Ronald Barnett Editors
Thinking about Higher Education
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Editors Paul Gibbs Institute for Work-Based Learning Middlesex University London UK
Ronald Barnett Institute of Education London University London UK
ISBN 978-3-319-03253-5 ISBN 978-3-319-03254-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-03254-2 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013954564 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Paul Gibbs and Ronald Barnett Part I Positive Imagination Thinking about Higher Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Ronald Barnett Higher Education and Ethical Imagination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Marianna Papastephanou Happiness not Salaries: The Decline of Universities and the Emergence of Higher Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Paul Gibbs Part II Finding the Public Good Higher Education and Public Good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Simon M
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