The University and the Global Knowledge Society /
Frank, David John
The University and the Global Knowledge Society / David John Frank, John W. Meyer. - 1 online resource (288 p.) : 9 b/w illus. 23 tables. - Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology .
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. The University as a World Institution -- 2. The Worldwide Instantiation of the University -- 3. The University Population in World Society and University Organizations -- 4. The Societal Culture of -- 5. The Human Actor and the Expansion of Academic Knowledge -- 6. The Expanded University and the Knowledge Society -- 7. Reflections on the Global Knowledge Society -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX
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How the university went global and became the heart of the information ageThe university is experiencing an unprecedented level of success today, as more universities in more countries educate more students in more fields. At the same time, the university has become central to a knowledge society based on the belief that everyone can, through higher education, access universal truths and apply them in the name of progress. This book traces the university's rise over the past hundred years to become the cultural linchpin of contemporary society, revealing how the so-called ivory tower has become profoundly interlinked with almost every area of human endeavor.David John Frank and John Meyer describe how, as the university expanded, student and faculty bodies became larger, more diverse, and more empowered to turn knowledge into action. Their contributions to society underscored the public importance of scholarship, and as the cultural authority of universities grew they increased the scope of their research and teaching interests. As a result, the university has become the bedrock of today's information-based society, an institution that is now implicated in the solution to every conceivable problem.But, as Frank and Meyer also show, the conditions that helped spur the university's recent ascendance are not immutable: eruptions of nationalism, authoritarianism, and illiberalism undercut the university's universalistic and rationalistic premises, and may threaten the centrality of the university itself.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780691202051 9780691202075
10.1515/9780691202075 doi
2019044955
Education and globalization.
Education, Higher--History.
Education, Higher--Social aspects.
Educational sociology.
Knowledge, Sociology of.
Universities and colleges--History.
Universities and colleges--Social aspects.
EDUCATION / Higher.
Chronicle of Higher Education. college. contemporary university. economic role of university. education policy. global university. globalization of the university. globalization. higher education policy. history of higher education. information economy. knowledge economy. neo-institutionalism. neo-institutionalist. political role of university. postwar university. rise of the university. social role of university. sociology of education. threats to the university. understanding the university.
LC191.9 / .F69 2020 LC191.9 / .F69 2021
378.009
The University and the Global Knowledge Society / David John Frank, John W. Meyer. - 1 online resource (288 p.) : 9 b/w illus. 23 tables. - Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology .
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. The University as a World Institution -- 2. The Worldwide Instantiation of the University -- 3. The University Population in World Society and University Organizations -- 4. The Societal Culture of -- 5. The Human Actor and the Expansion of Academic Knowledge -- 6. The Expanded University and the Knowledge Society -- 7. Reflections on the Global Knowledge Society -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
How the university went global and became the heart of the information ageThe university is experiencing an unprecedented level of success today, as more universities in more countries educate more students in more fields. At the same time, the university has become central to a knowledge society based on the belief that everyone can, through higher education, access universal truths and apply them in the name of progress. This book traces the university's rise over the past hundred years to become the cultural linchpin of contemporary society, revealing how the so-called ivory tower has become profoundly interlinked with almost every area of human endeavor.David John Frank and John Meyer describe how, as the university expanded, student and faculty bodies became larger, more diverse, and more empowered to turn knowledge into action. Their contributions to society underscored the public importance of scholarship, and as the cultural authority of universities grew they increased the scope of their research and teaching interests. As a result, the university has become the bedrock of today's information-based society, an institution that is now implicated in the solution to every conceivable problem.But, as Frank and Meyer also show, the conditions that helped spur the university's recent ascendance are not immutable: eruptions of nationalism, authoritarianism, and illiberalism undercut the university's universalistic and rationalistic premises, and may threaten the centrality of the university itself.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780691202051 9780691202075
10.1515/9780691202075 doi
2019044955
Education and globalization.
Education, Higher--History.
Education, Higher--Social aspects.
Educational sociology.
Knowledge, Sociology of.
Universities and colleges--History.
Universities and colleges--Social aspects.
EDUCATION / Higher.
Chronicle of Higher Education. college. contemporary university. economic role of university. education policy. global university. globalization of the university. globalization. higher education policy. history of higher education. information economy. knowledge economy. neo-institutionalism. neo-institutionalist. political role of university. postwar university. rise of the university. social role of university. sociology of education. threats to the university. understanding the university.
LC191.9 / .F69 2020 LC191.9 / .F69 2021
378.009