A university education / David Willetts.
By: Willetts, David, The Rt Hon. the Lord Willetts [author.]
.Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017Edition: First edition.Description: x, 469 pages : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780198767268.Subject(s): Universities and colleges -- Great Britain -- History | Universities and colleges -- Great Britain -- Social aspects | Universities and colleges -- Great Britain -- Administration | Education, Higher -- Great Britain -- Aims and objectives | Education, Higher -- Great Britain -- American influences | Higher education and state -- Great BritainDDC classification: 378.41 | Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 378.41 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 015066 |
Introduction -- I. The University -- 1. The rise of the university -- 2. Robbins and after -- 3. How to pay for it -- 4. The research-intensive university -- II. The student -- 5. Why it's worth going to university -- 6. Which three years? -- 7. Getting in to university -- 8. The student academic experience -- III. The useful university -- 9. Vocational higher education -- 10. Driver of innovation -- 11. The university in the marketplace -- IV. The future -- 12. Where: globalization -- 13. How: EdTech -- 14. What: a broader education -- Conclusion.
"Universities have a crucial role in the modern world. In England entrance to universities is by nation-wide competition which means English universities have an exceptional influence on schools - a striking theme of the book. This important book first investigates the university as an institution and then tracks the individual on their journey to and through university. In A University Education, David Willetts presents a compelling case for the ongoing importance of the university, both as one of the great institutions of modern society and as a transformational experience for the individual. The book also makes illuminating comparisons with higher education in other countries, especially the US and Germany.
Drawing on his experience as UK Minister for Universities and Science from 2010 to 2014, the author offers a powerful account of the value of higher education and the case for more expansion. He covers controversial issues in which he was involved from access for disadvantaged students to the introduction of £9,000 fees. The final section addresses some of the big questions for the future, such as the the relationship between universities and business, especially in promoting innovation.. He argues that the two great contemporary trends of globalisation and technological innovation will both change the university significantly.
This is an authoritative account of English universities setting them for the first time in their new legal and regulatory framework." Oxford University Press website.
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