01589    a2200277   450000500170000000800400001702000220005703700360007904000070011504100080012207200150013007200150014507200150016007200130017507200130018807200130020107200210021407200180023510000250025324500670027825000060034526000320035130000100038352009010039399900170129420250526161936.0250430042015GB        3           eng    a9781138934054qBC  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 44.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aJNM2thema7 aJNA2thema7 aJHB2thema7 aJNM2bic7 aJNA2bic7 aJHB2bic7 aEDU0000002bisac7 a378.012bisac1 aRonald Barnett9123510aUnderstanding the UniversitybInstitution, idea, possibilities  a1  aOxfordbRoutledgec20151207  a214 p  bUnderstanding the University constitutes the final volume in a trilogy – the first two books having been Being a University (2010) and Imagining the University (2012) – and represents the trilogy’s ultimate aims and endeavours. The three volumes together offer a unique attempt at a fairly systematic and exhaustive level to map out just what it might be seriously to understand the extraordinarily complex entity that is known across the world as ‘the university’. Through examination of the conditions and possibilities underlying and affecting universities, this work offers an understanding of specific ideas of the university which can inform policies, strategies and practices in relation to the university. This book is a must read for leaders and senior managers in universities , as well as those undertaking postgraduate studies in the policy and practice of higher education.  c10741d10741