Science, Society and the university: a paradox of values

Perry, B

Abstract

The existence of conflicting messages on the role and status of the university is linked to a wider paradox of values about science in society. Value is attributed to science and assumed by the university in the context of the move to knowledge-based economies and societies, yet this has not been accompanied by a systematic and balanced debate about the values that should underpin socio-economic change. Questions are then raised about both the effectiveness of public policy and the role of universities in society. A reconnection between the application and production of knowledge is needed, as well as the reinsertion of a normative framework for guiding and shaping change within universities. Only under such conditions can a meaningful debate on the roles of universities as places of expectation and spaces for reflection be realized.

Citation

Perry, B. (2006). Science, Society and the university: a paradox of values. Social Epistemology, 20(3-4), 210-219. https://doi.org/10.1080/02691720600879798

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2006
• Deposit Date: Oct 4, 2007
• Journal: Social Epistemology
• Print ISSN: 0269-1728
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 3-4
• Pages: 210-219
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02691720600879798