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How necessary are universities?
Author(s) -
Peacock Sir Alan,
Smith Adam
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
economic affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1468-0270
pISSN - 0265-0665
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0270.1990.tb01952.x
Subject(s) - monopoly , ideal (ethics) , residence , extension (predicate logic) , higher education , transmission (telecommunications) , public relations , economics , business , engineering ethics , political science , engineering , economic growth , computer science , microeconomics , law , telecommunications , programming language , demographic economics
‘When a man has learnt his lesson very well, it surely can be of little importance where or from whom he learnt it.’ The paper discusses whether universities can continue to be the‘template for the extension and transmission of knowledge.’Technical and social changes are already undermining the universities’previous near‐monopoly of delivery of higher education. Alternative delivery methods ought to be considered on their own merits and barriers to entry should be removed. The ideal form of higher education is not necessarily residence combined with traditional teaching and associated research.