Perry, B 2006, 'Science, Society and the university: a paradox of values' , Social Epistemology, 20 (3-4) , pp. 210-219.
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The existence of conflicting messages on the role and status of the university is linked to a wider paradox of values about science in society. Value is attributed to science and assumed by the university in the context of the move to knowledge-based economies and societies, yet this has not been accompanied by a systematic and balanced debate about the values that should underpin socio-economic change. Questions are then raised about both the effectiveness of public policy and the role of universities in society. A reconnection between the application and production of knowledge is needed, as well as the reinsertion of a normative framework for guiding and shaping change within universities. Only under such conditions can a meaningful debate on the roles of universities as places of expectation and spaces for reflection be realized.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Themes: | Subjects / Themes > B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BD Speculative Philosophy > BD143 Epistemology. Theory of knowledge Subjects / Themes > L Education > L Education (General) Subjects outside of the University Themes |
| Schools: | Schools > School of the Built Environment Schools > School of the Built Environment > Centre for Urban Processes, Resilient Infrastructures & Sustainable Environments |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Social Epistemology |
| Publisher: | Routledge Taylor Francis |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| ISSN: | 0269-1728 |
| Depositing User: | H Kenna |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Oct 2007 07:47 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Oct 2015 01:23 |
| URI: | http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/544 |
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