Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Frank, David John (1963-....)
Meyer, John W.
Titre(s) : The university and the global knowledge society [Texte imprimé] / David John Frank, John W. Meyer
Publication : Princeton (N.J.) : Princeton University Press, copyright 2020
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (vii-182 p.) ; 24 cm
Collection : Princeton studies in cultural sociology
Lien à la collection : Princeton studies in cultural sociology
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 161-175. Index
"This book examines the core changes in the nature, status, and significance of the
university over the last century. Having grown in numbers, reach, and scope, the university
has seen sweeping expansion and has become central in a contemporary global society
built on liberal and neoliberal institutions. David Frank and John Meyer begin by
describing the university's expansion, focusing especially on global diffusion. They
then examine the transformation of university knowledge, illustrating the ways in
which standardized and scientific knowledge now reaches into more sectors of everyday
life. This leads them to discuss the porous interface between the university and society.
They suggest that there are now essentially no social problems that the university
should not responsibly address. The result is a society dependent on credentials and
cultural content provided by the university, and in the final chapter of the book,
the authors reflect on what it means to exist in this "knowledge society""
Sujet(s) : Universités -- Société
Enseignement supérieur -- Société
Éducation et mondialisation
Sociologie de la connaissance
Indice(s) Dewey :
378 (23e éd.) = Enseignement supérieur
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 978-0-691-20206-8 (rel.). - ISBN 0691202060. - ISBN 9780691202051. - ISBN 0691202052.
- ISBN 9780691202075 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb466563370
Notice n° :
FRBNF46656337
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : The university as a world institution ; The worldwide instantiation of the university
; Worldwide expansion : the university population in world society and university
organizations ; Worldwide expansion : the societal culture of university knowledge
; The human actor and the expansion of academic knowledge ; The expanded university
and the knowledge society : linkages and boundaries ; Reflections on the global knowledge
society