Managing the Learning University (Srhe and Open University Press Imprint)

Duke, Chris

ISBN 10: 0335207669 / ISBN 13: 9780335207664

Published by Open Univ Pr, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Managing the Learning University (Srhe and Open University Press Imprint)
• Publisher: Open Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0335207669
• ISBN 13: 9780335207664
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

With a long background in tertiary education in Britain, Australia, and New Zealand, Duke offers his insights to people who manage universities at any level or at least, he says, who try and are paid to do so. The project refused to conform to his ideas of a textbook or recipe check-list, so much of the information is embedded in the context that nourishes it. His topics include changing universities, people in postmodern times, cooperation, the academic enterprise, communication and using information technology, and whether the learning university is in fact manageable. The US distribution is by Taylor and Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About the Author

Chris Duke has worked across the full spectrum of tertiary education: from tutor at Cambridge to institutional head in an Australian 'new university,' and including English further education, polytechnic, civic and greenfield institutions, Australian sandstone and New Zealand Universitas 21 member; as teacher, researcher and senior administrator, governor and trustee, professor of continuing education and lifelong learning, and now also as a consultant. The experience of three national systems is buttressed by long association with Unesco and OECD in higher education and with international professional associations. His training as a historian, work as a sociologist, and practical passion for equity and for integrity of behavior show through in his writing.