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Kristinsson, Sigurður – Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2023
Universities can sharpen their commitment to democracy through institutional change. This might be resisted by a traditional understanding of universities. The question arises whether universities have defining purposes that demarcate possible university policy, strategic planning, and priority setting. These are significant questions because…
Descriptors: Universities, Educational Development, Democracy, Educational Change
Lock, Grahame; Lorenz, Chris – Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2007
The article argues that the most important trends in the recent metamorphosis of higher education, especially of university teaching and research, cannot be understood without placing them in the context of general developments in political life. Both processes reveal alarming features and there is a link between them. In recent decades a religion…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Free Enterprise System, Public Policy, College Role
Simons, Maarten – Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2007
A "renaissance of the university" in the European knowledge society is regarded today as a necessity. However, there is an ongoing debate about what that renaissance should look like. The aim of this article is to take a closer look at these debates, and in particular, the disputes related to the public role of the (future) university in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, State Officials, College Role, Research Universities
Haverhals, Barbara – Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2007
The current reorganisation of universities is part of a European policy aimed at strengthening Europe's position with regard to the emerging global knowledge economy. The transformations in view of this overall goal are hardly accompanied by a critical discussion about the function or role of universities within and for society. The common…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Research, Standards
Ricken, Norbert – Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2007
The current discussion on the role of the (European) universities often starts off with a perspective on the university as a scientific and/or pedagogical institution and consequently runs into a conflict between both logics in which each element is somehow devalued from the other perspective. Therefore, it may be productive to analyse the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Reflection, Educational Philosophy