The University Means Business
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 1988
- Category
- Essays
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780920059388
- Publish Date
- Sep 1988
- List Price
- $27.95
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Description
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.
About the authors
Janice Newson is Associate Professor Emerita in the Department of Sociology, York University.
Howard Buchbinder was a Professor of Social Sciences in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal & Professional Studies, York University.