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Why go to university?

In: The Engaging Manager

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  • Adrian Furnham

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I have been in universities all my adult life. I started out in 1970 at a university that barely makes it into the top 500 in world rankings and have a doctorate from, and lectureship at, ones that are smugly in the top 10 of any of the league tables you can find. I have postgraduate degrees from four universities and have been a full professor for 20 years. I have seen many changes, where benevolent amateurism has been replaced by aggressive and unforgiving managerialism. It’s been a good life; I would do it all again.

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  • Adrian Furnham, 2012. "Why go to university?," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Engaging Manager, pages 199-201, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-27387-1_61
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137273871_61
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