The purpose-driven university : transforming lives and creating impact through academic social responsibility

• Main Author: Haski-Leventhal, Debbie, (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020.
• Subjects: Universities and colleges.; Social responsibility of business.; Educational leadership.; Education > Higher.; Universities.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781838672850; 9781838672836
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 153 pages) ; cm

What is the purpose of universities, and what is their role in our world? Many would say that it is to educate students and conduct research. This is true, but somehow, the narrow focus on these two goals led universities to be perceived as ivory towers and detached elitist institutions. In an era w...