The Democratic Scaffold and the Economic Axe. Review of the book: Stefan Collini. What Are Universities For?

A detailed analysis of the author’s judgments on the key issues covered in the book — the functions of contemporary university, cooperation and competition, the “egregious audit culture”, the nature and meaning of the humanities, assessment of humanities research quality, the impact factor, and univ...

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Main Author: Alexey Lyubzhin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) 2016-12-01
Series:Вопросы образования
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Online Access:https://vo.hse.ru/article/view/15590
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Summary:A detailed analysis of the author’s judgments on the key issues covered in the book — the functions of contemporary university, cooperation and competition, the “egregious audit culture”, the nature and meaning of the humanities, assessment of humanities research quality, the impact factor, and university financing — has shown that many situations actually describe the existing education system in Russia.
ISSN:1814-9545
2412-4354