Universities at the crossroads / André Béteille.

By:

Béteille, André

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: x, 205 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9780198067962 (hbk.)
0198067968 (hbk.)

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DDC classification:

23 378.54 BET 006875

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Table of contents

Contents:

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.

Summary: Drawing from several decades of scholarship, these essays astutely examine a largely undocumented institution-the university in India. By focusing on the academic, social, and political pressures that impinge on this institution, the book also boldly addresses the much-debated issue of reservations in the country.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, New Delhi	378.54 BET 012554 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		012554
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	378.54 BET 006875 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		006875

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Drawing from several decades of scholarship, these essays astutely examine a largely undocumented institution-the university in India. By focusing on the academic, social, and political pressures that impinge on this institution, the book also boldly addresses the much-debated issue of reservations in the country.

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