{"product_id":"course-correction-a-map-for-the-distracted-university-hardback-9781487504908","title":"Course Correction; A Map for the Distracted University (Hardback) 9781487504908","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCourse Correction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Map for the Distracted University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePaul W. Gooch (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487504908\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 March 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e312 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.9 x 16.5 x 3.3 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCourse Correction \u003c\/em\u003eengages in deliberation about what the twenty-first-century university needs to do in order to re-find its focus as a protected place for unfettered commitment to knowledge, not just as a space for creating employment or economic prosperity. The university\u0026amp;#x2019;s business, Paul W. Gooch writes, is to generate and critique knowledge claims, and to transmit and certify the acquisition of knowledge. In order to achieve this, a university must have a reputation for integrity and trustworthiness, and this, in turn, requires a diligent and respectful level of autonomy from state, religion, and other powerful influences. It also requires embracing the challenges of academic freedom and the effective governance of an academic community.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCourse Correction \u003c\/i\u003eraises three important questions about the twenty-first-century university. In discussing the dominant attention to student experience, the book asks, \"Is it now all about students?\" Secondly, in questioning \"What knowledge should undergraduates gain?\" it provides a critique of undergraduate experience, advocating a Socratic approach to education as interrogative conversation. Finally, by asking \"What and where are well-placed universities?\" the book makes the case against placeless education offered in the digital world, in favour of education that takes account of its place in time and space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFive Assertions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. It\u0026amp;#x2019;s All about Knowledge, Period\u003cbr\u003e2. Reputation Requires Integrity \u003cbr\u003e3. Autonomy is Precarious but Necessary\u003cbr\u003e4. Academic Freedom is Necessary and Messy \u003cbr\u003e5. Decision-Making is Complicated\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Questions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Is It Now All about Students?\u003cbr\u003e7. What Knowledge Should Undergraduates Gain? \u003cbr\u003e8. What and Where are Well-Placed Universities?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Apologia pro Vita Sua\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595469779224,"sku":"9781487504908","price":41.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/course-correction-a-map-for-the-distracted-university-hardback-9781487504908","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}