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| About the book |
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. |
| About the authors |
Having graduated from Cambridge University in engineering and philosophy, Stephen Rowland taught and researched into the nature of learning at schools and universities. As Professor of Higher Education at University College London he continues to explore how intellectual enquiry can play a more central role in university life. |
| Table of contents |
Acknowledgements Have we lost the plot or changed the story? Compliance and contestation Teaching for democracy The skills agenda Fragmentation in academic life Academic development Interdisciplinarity Enquiry and the reintegration of teaching and research Conclusions References Index |
