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Education Essays

The University Means Business

by (author) Janice Newson & Howard Buchbinder

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Sep 1988
Category
Essays
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780920059388
    Publish Date
    Sep 1988
    List Price
    $27.95

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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.

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Howard Buchbinder was a Professor of Social Sciences in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal & Professional Studies, York University.

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