The University Means Business

Janice Newson (Author), Howard Buchbinder (Author)

9780920059388

Paperback / softback, published 1 September 1988

103 pages
22.8 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm, 0.18 kg

This significant book explores the connections between the university and industry, and how these prevent the production and dissemination of knowledge beneficial to society as a whole. The authors also develop a new 'vision' for the university, opposed to both the 'ivory tower' concept and that of the institution as an adjunct to industry. They make a case for the transfomational role of the university, and for much needed public debate on the role of the university as a true public institution.

Introduction

Expansion and Contraction

Organization of Academic Work

The Intramural Struggle

Alternative Visions of the University

A New Agenda: The Service University

Startegic Alternatives