A Manifesto for the Public University

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John Holmwood
A&C Black, Jan 1, 2011 - Education - 176 pages

The Browne report advocates, in effect, the privatisation of higher education in England. With the proposed removal of the current cap on student fees and the removal of state funding from most undergraduate degree programmes, universities are set for a period of major reorganisation not seen since the higher education reforms in the 1960s.
This book brings together some of the leading figures in Higher Education in the UK to set out what they see as the role of the university in public life. The book argues for a more balanced understanding of the value of universities than that outlined in the Browne Report. It advocates that they should not purely be seen in terms of their contribution to economic growth and the human capital of individuals but also in terms of their contribution to the public.

This book responds to the key debates that the Browne review and Government statements have sparked, with essays on the cultural significance of the university, the role of the government in funding research, inequality in higher education, the role of quangos in public life and the place of social science research. It is a timely, important and considered exploration of the role of the universities in the UK and a reminder of what we should value and protect in our higher education system.

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... Oxbridge whitewash', Guardian, 7 December: 28. Langlands, A. (2005), The Gateways to the Professions Report, Nottingham: Department for Education and Skills Publications, http://www.bis.gov.uk/ assets/biscore/corporate/migratedd ...
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... Oxbridge – 1 % ' , Guardian , 22 December . Vasagar , J. ( 2010b ) . '21 Oxbridge colleges did not take black students ' , Guardian , 7 December . Vogt , T. , Baird , D. and Robinson , C. ( 2007 ) , ' Opportunities in the postacademic ...
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... Oxbridge) 6, 13, 67, 68, 115, 116, 119, 120, 123 Cameron, David 117, 147fn4 Citizenship (see also Democracy) 7, 11, 41, 44, 53, 90, 107, 134 Clapham Report 77, 78, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87,89 Clegg, Nick 95 Coalition Government 1, 42, 74, 95 ...
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... Oxbridge 14, 112, 113-115, 116, 119 Panopticon 43-51 Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC) 59, 148fn4 Peer review 35, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 76, 82, 150fn2 PLACE (see also CUDOS, and Ziman, J.) 63-65, 69 Polytechnics ...

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Contents

Introduction
1
1 The Idea of a Public University
12
Global and National Contexts
27
A Vision for the Public University in the Twentyfirst Century
42
4 Science as a Public Good
56
5 The Politics of Publiclyfunded Social Research
74
6 The Religion of Inequality
90
7 Universities and the Reproduction of Inequality
112
A Positive Future for Higher Education in England
127
Notes
143
Bibliography
153
Index
165
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About the author (2011)

John Holmwood is Professor of Sociology at the University of Nottingham, and is also the Chair of the Council of UK Heads and Professors of Sociology and a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. He currently holds a Leverhulme Research Fellowship on the moral economy of inequality.

Contributors: Professor Michael Burawoy, Professor Stefan Collini, Professor, Desmond King, Professor Lisa Jardine, Professor Diane Reay, Professors Steve McKay and Karen Rowlingson and Professor Steve Smith

Bibliographic information

TitleA Manifesto for the Public University
Criminal Practice Series
EditorJohn Holmwood
Editionillustrated
PublisherA&C Black, 2011
ISBN184966613X, 9781849666138
Length176 pages
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Education / Educational Policy & Reform / General
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