Collini, Stefan,  1947- <br/><br/>
What are universities for? / 
Stefan Collini. 
 - xiii, 215 pages ;  20 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Part One -- The global multiversity? -- Universities in Britain : a very short history -- The useful and the useless : Newman revisited -- The character of the humanities -- The highest aspirations and ideals : universities as a public good -- Part Two -- Prologue: Occasions for advocacy -- Bibliometry -- The business analogy -- HiEdBizUK -- Impact -- Browne's gamble -- Epilogue: a complex inheritance. 
<br/><br/> "Across the world, universities are more numerous than they have ever been, yet at the same time there is unprecedented confusion about their purpose and skepticism about their value. "What Are Universities For?" offers a spirited and compelling argument for completely rethinking the way we see our universities, and why we need them."--Publisher's website. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1846144825 9781846144820 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012427320 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Universities and colleges--Philosophy<br/>Education, Higher--Aims and objectives.<br/>Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--Great Britain.<br/>Higher education and state.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB2322.2  / .C655 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>378.001