A Manifesto for the Public UniversityJohn Holmwood 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 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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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 |
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