Best for: Anyone who works in higher education, or anyone who has or plans to attend higher education, or anyone who lives in a society with higher education in it. In a nutshell: Author Connell explores what universities do, how that has changed, and why that is not great. Worth quoting: “It is vital to recognize that universities and schools themselves are highly active in making inequalities.” “Universities themselves have become increasingly complicit with market ideology.” Why I chose it: I work in higher education […]
What Do We Want From Our Higher Education?
The Good University: What Universities Actually Do and Why It’s Time for Radical Change by Raewyn Connell