Publisher's Synopsis
- What is the purpose of higher education?
- How do teaching and research relate?
- Are the intellectual purposes of higher education in need of restoration?
Throughout the book, Stephen Rowland develops a conception of enquiry which can play a central role in how we are to understand academic work. It is a concept which values the academic tradition of a love for the subject, while at the same time encouraging exploration across disciplinary and other cultural boundaries. While such a notion of enquiry may seem to be under threat from many of the recent developments in higher education, this book indicates ways in which the appropriate spaces can be opened up to enhance a spirit of enquiry amongst academic staff and their students.
The Enquiring University is key reading for university lecturers, those studying for higher degrees in higher education and policy makers.
