Future University

Ronald Barnett is Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Education, London.

• Introduction, Ronald BarnettI. Emerging futures1. The Future isn’t Waiting, Sheldon Rothblatt2. Imagining the University of the Future, Louise MorleyII. Global possibilities3. Accessing Knowledge in the University of the Future: Lessons from Australia, Leesa Wheelahan4. The Trajectory and Future of the Idea of the University in China, Shuang-Ye Chen and Leslie N.K. Lo 5. The Idea of the University in Latin America in the 21st Century, Mario Diaz Villa6. The Decline of the University in South Africa: Reconstituting the Place of Reason, Yusef WaghidIII. Ideas of the University7. Towards a Networked University, Nicolas Standaert8. The University as Fool, Donncha Kavanagh9. Re-imagining the University: Developing a Capacity to Care, Gloria Dall’Alba10. Creating a Better World: Towards the University of Wisdom, Nicholas MaxwellIV. A University for Society11. Universities and the Common Good, Jon Nixon12. Teaching in the University the Day After Tomorrow, Paul Standish13. The University: A Public Issue, Jan Masschelein and Maarten Simons14. The Future of University Research in Africa, Berte van Wyk and Philip Higgs15. Knowledge Socialism: Intellectual Commons and Openness in the University, Michael Peters, Garett Gietzen and David J OndercinCoda, Ronald Barnett

"Scholars mostly of education but some from other disciplines ponder what it is to be a university in the 21st century, what the university might become, what limitations are pressing upon the university, what possibilities might lie ahead, and similar questions."--Reference and Research Book News