Universities at the Crossroads
Material type: TextPublication details: New Delhi Oxford University Presss 2015Description: x, 205ISBN: 0199455252LOC classification: LA1153Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Universities and Society
2. Universities as Public Institutions
3. The Expansion of Universities
4. Universities at the Crossroads
5. The School and the Community
6. Access to Education
7. The Making of an Inclusive Society
8. Institutions and Networks
9. Social Science Research
10. Social Theory and Social Policy
11. Universities in the Twenty-first Century
12. The Viable University
Index
This book deals with the predicament of Indian universities, the objectives with which they were set up, and the extent to which they have remained true to those objectives. While the focus is on contemporary India, the book contextualizes the discussion in a historical and comparative perspective. The author examines the causes and consequences of the rapid growth in the number and size of Indian universities since the middle of the twentieth century, and argues that the growth has happened both in response to the continuous expansion of knowledge and to meet the goals of social inclusion.
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