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Building universities that matter :
Chandra, Pankaj,
Building universities that matter : Where are Indian institutions going wrong? / Pankaj Chandra. - xix, 354 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 332-345) and index.
Contents: Preface. 1. The Purpose of Education and Educational Institutions. 2. The Vulnerable University. 3. University as an Organisation. 4. Governing Academia. 5. Teaching, Learning, and the Students. 6. A Culture of Un-Inquiry. 7. Decaying Campuses. 8. Responsibility of the Society. 9. Building Institutions that Matter. Bibliography. Index. Building Universities that Matter provides a detailed analysis of the neglected issues of governance in higher education, the processes that weaken governance systems in universities, and how they impact learning on campuses. Drawing on past studies and his own experiences in some of the finest institutions of higher education in India and abroad, the author states that higher education in India is characterised by regulation and bureaucratic control; low investment in learning and physical infrastructure; poor quality of teachers and teaching; corruption, nepotism and student violence. The university is different from a bureaucratic or commercial organisation, but has not been managed differently. As a result, it no longer remains a safe haven for new experiments, new ideas, and new voices. This book is also about people faculty, boards, bureaucrats, and politicians and how together, they have failed the student. At a time when universities in India are being critiqued for under-achievement, the book builds a case for a redesign of the university as an organisation
9789352872220 9386689359
Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office
2017350071
Universities and colleges--Administration.--India
Education, Higher--India.
Education, Higher.
Universities and colleges--Administration.
India.
LB2341.8.I4 / C465 2017
378.54 CHA
Building universities that matter : Where are Indian institutions going wrong? / Pankaj Chandra. - xix, 354 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 332-345) and index.
Contents: Preface. 1. The Purpose of Education and Educational Institutions. 2. The Vulnerable University. 3. University as an Organisation. 4. Governing Academia. 5. Teaching, Learning, and the Students. 6. A Culture of Un-Inquiry. 7. Decaying Campuses. 8. Responsibility of the Society. 9. Building Institutions that Matter. Bibliography. Index. Building Universities that Matter provides a detailed analysis of the neglected issues of governance in higher education, the processes that weaken governance systems in universities, and how they impact learning on campuses. Drawing on past studies and his own experiences in some of the finest institutions of higher education in India and abroad, the author states that higher education in India is characterised by regulation and bureaucratic control; low investment in learning and physical infrastructure; poor quality of teachers and teaching; corruption, nepotism and student violence. The university is different from a bureaucratic or commercial organisation, but has not been managed differently. As a result, it no longer remains a safe haven for new experiments, new ideas, and new voices. This book is also about people faculty, boards, bureaucrats, and politicians and how together, they have failed the student. At a time when universities in India are being critiqued for under-achievement, the book builds a case for a redesign of the university as an organisation
9789352872220 9386689359
Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office
2017350071
Universities and colleges--Administration.--India
Education, Higher--India.
Education, Higher.
Universities and colleges--Administration.
India.
LB2341.8.I4 / C465 2017
378.54 CHA