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Connected University - A Space and a Place for Knowledge

English · Paperback / Softback

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Universities are primarily social institutions, but they are also physical, material structures. This book bridges this divide by examining the links between the two and explores how good connectivity can result in a more effective university.


List of contents

Introduction
Part I Physicality, space, and place
Chapter 1 The physical university in the twenty-first century
Chapter 2 Why space? Why connectivity?
Chapter 3 University space types
Chapter 4 Creating space and place
Chapter 5 The campus
Chapter 6 The university and the city
Part II The University at Work
Chapter 7 Space and learning
Chapter 8 Space for research and scholarship
Chapter 9 The University of York: a study of place-making
Chapter 10 Conclusions: connectivity and place-making

About the author










Paul Temple is Honorary Associate Professor, University College London Institute of Education, London, UK where he was previously Co-Director of the Centre for Higher Education Studies.


Summary

Universities are primarily social institutions, but they are also physical, material structures. This book bridges this divide by examining the links between the two and explores how good connectivity can result in a more effective university.

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