The university and the global knowledge society / David John Frank and John W. Meyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frank, David John, author.

Meyer, John W., author.

Series:

Princeton studies in cultural sociology.

Princeton scholarship online.

Princeton studies in cultural sociology

Princeton scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges--History.

Universities and colleges.

Education, Higher--History.

Education, Higher.

Knowledge, Sociology of.

Educational sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2021.

Summary:

The university is experiencing an unprecedented level of success today, as more universities in more countries educate more students in more fields. At the same time, the university has become central to a knowledge society based on the belief that everyone can, through higher education, access universal truths and apply them in the name of progress. This book traces the university's rise over the past hundred years to become the cultural linchpin of contemporary society, revealing how the so-called ivory tower has become profoundly interlinked with almost every area of human endeavour.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

1. The University as a World Institution

2. The Worldwide Instantiation of the University

3. The University Population in World Society and University Organizations

4. The Societal Culture of

5. The Human Actor and the Expansion of Academic Knowledge

6. The Expanded University and the Knowledge Society

7. Reflections on the Global Knowledge Society

NOTES

REFERENCES

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 17, 2020).

Previously issued in print: 2020.

ISBN:

9780691202075

0691202079

OCLC:

1153773379