Locating Indian universities in knowledge societies: A critique

Title

Locating Indian universities in knowledge societies: A critique

Creator

Prakash L.T.O.; Chennattuserry J.C.

Description

Knowledge societies characterize a defining feature of the present era. Veering away from their initial connotation of scientific temper and reasoning, today, they assume a new meaning in which the basis of economy, polity, and social action is knowledge. In the post-capitalist, post-industrial societies, knowledge has become the foundation of industrial productivity and social wellbeing. The crux of knowledge production has been shifting from the traditional disciplinary contexts promoted by academic interests in the universities to its applications for better productivity and wellbeing. Nevertheless, productivity and usefulness are accorded an epistemological appeal in defining what counts as knowledge. In this context, the present paper discusses the changes in knowledge production and dissemination processes in knowledge societies and their implications for universities in India. 2019 Journal of Dharma: Dharmaram Journal of Religions and Philosophies (DVK, Bangalore).

Source

Journal of Dharma, Vol-44, No. 2, pp. 215-238.

Date

2019-01-01

Publisher

Dharma Research Association

Subject

Change; Higher education; India; Knowledge production; Knowledge societies; Research; Teaching; University

Coverage

Prakash L.T.O., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India; Chennattuserry J.C., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 2537222

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

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