
Universities at the Crossroads
Andre Beteille(Author)
OUP India (Publisher)
Published on 7. October 2010
Book
Hardback
266 pages
978-0-19-806796-2 (ISBN)
Description
The essays trace the evolution of India's university system, and examine the diverse roles that this institution is expected to perform-to strive for academic excellence while creating social equality in a hierarchical society. In a lucid and deft style, the author argues that policies use the university as an agency of social change without considering the consequences, thus pushing the limits of the university's resources. This diverts it from its primary objective
of scholarship. Engaging with education planners and administrators, Beteille comments that indiscriminately setting up more universities and producing more graduates will not ensure quality education and social equality and this awareness must inform educational policy planning.
This volume is a crucial addition to the current debates about the quality of higher education and the fraught subject of reservations.
of scholarship. Engaging with education planners and administrators, Beteille comments that indiscriminately setting up more universities and producing more graduates will not ensure quality education and social equality and this awareness must inform educational policy planning.
This volume is a crucial addition to the current debates about the quality of higher education and the fraught subject of reservations.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 221 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
410 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-806796-2 (9780198067962)
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Person
Andre Beteille is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, and National Research Professor.
Author
Professor EmeritusDepar tment of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi
Content
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION;