Higher Education research beyond the ivory tower
18 December 2023
by Henry Mintzberg and Susan Mintzberg, University World News16 December 2023
The metaphor of the university as an ivory tower suggests a detached mode of looking-on, whether about doing research, disseminating findings, educating students, or administrating all this. In contrast is a model of the university as reaching-out, in these same four spheres.
Researching: Exploring Experience beyond Examining Evidence
Disseminating: Open Source beyond Closed Shop
Educating: Social Learning beyond Autonomous Teaching
Administrating: Fostering Communityship beyond Emphasizing Leadership
We conclude that the 21st-century university should be seeking a dynamic balance of these two modes—reaching-out while looking-on.
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