Under new management : the ambiguities of 'transformation' in higher education

Abstract

The academic institution in which I work makes of me – unintentionally on my part – a sociographic observer. The first thing to be noted in this sociography concerns the changing definition of the role of the university that is given effect by this institution. Here, the sense of wonder that sustains the desire to know turns into amazement at how a university can function on the basis of systematic and continuous intellectual sacrifice.