ERIC Number: EJ1407905
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-080X
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The Idea of the University: Towards a Contemporary Formulation
Malcolm Tight
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, v46 n1 p48-62 2024
The idea of the university has been a matter of intense debate for well over a century. The essential nature, role and purpose of the university have long been questioned. The debate has only intensified as universities have multiplied and expanded across the globe, and the demands made upon them by different stakeholders have grown and diversified. This article focuses on how the research literature on the idea of the university has developed over the last 150 years, using this to assess where the debate might be going. It puts forward three key elements for a contemporary idea of the university: the increased use of educational technology, development beyond the university, and mass undergraduate provision.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Role of Education, Educational Technology, Ideology, Adult Development, Educational History, Educational Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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