Scott, Peter

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SCOTT, Peter

SCOTT, Peter. British, b. 1946. Genres: Education. Career: Times Educational Supplement, reporter, then news editor, 1967-69; Times, reporter, 1969-71, leader writer, 1974-76; Times Higher Education Supplement, London, deputy editor, 1971-73, editor, 1976-92; University of Leeds, professor of education, 1992-97, pro-vice-chancellor for external affairs, 1996-97; Centre for Policy Studies in Education, director, 1992-97; Kingston University, vice-chancellor, 1997-. Publications: Strategies for Postsecondary Education, 1976; The Crisis of the University, 1984; Knowledge and Nation, 1990; (with others) The New Production of Knowledge: The Dynamics of Science and Research in Contemporary Societies, 1994; The Meanings of Mass Higher Education, 1995; (with C. Bargh and D. Smith) Governing Universities: Changing the Culture?, 1996; The Globalization of Higher Education, 1998; (with H. Novotny and M. Gibbons) Rethinking Justice: Knowledge and the Public in an Age of Uncertainty, 2001. Address: Kingston University, River House, 53-57 High St, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey KT1 1LQ, England. Online address: [email protected]

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