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Record Nr.

UNINA9910349340303321

Autore

McCowan Tristan

Titolo

Higher Education for and beyond the Sustainable Development Goals / / by Tristan McCowan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-19597-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (365 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education, , 2662-4214

Disciplina

378

378.015

Soggetti

Higher education

International education 

Comparative education

Educational policy

Education and state

Higher Education

International and Comparative Education

Educational Policy and Politics

Education Policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction -- PART I -- Chapter 2. The role of education in development -- Chapter 3. The anatomy of the university -- Chapter 4. The developmental model -- Chapter 5. Three global trends: status competition, commodification and unbundling -- PART II -- Chapter 6. Access -- Chapter 7. Quality -- Chapter 8. Impact on the SDGs -- PART III -- Chapter 9. Limits of the developmental model -- Chapter 10. The post-development university.

Sommario/riassunto

This book analyses the role of the university in working towards the Sustainable Development Goals. In contrast to the previous Millennium Development Goals, higher education is seen to have a crucial role in this new agenda. Yet how can the university fulfil these weighty expectations, and are the dominant trends in higher education supporting or undermining this vision? This book draws on the idea of



the ‘developmental university’, a model characterised by its porous boundaries with society and commitment to teaching, research and community engagement in the public interest. The author examines case studies from Latin America, Africa and other regions to analyse how this model can be revived, countering recent trends of marketisation, status competition and unbundling. The book also considers alternatives to the developmental model drawing on indigenous knowledge systems, looking beyond the SDG framework to the creation of a new form of society. This timely volume will be of interest and value to those working in the field of sustainable development, and to students and scholars of comparative education, international development and higher education studies. .