Abstract:
The concept of scholarship is central to the roles and overarching functions of universities and, as such, obviously influences policy and practice in higher education throughout the world. However the role of ‘the university’ and consequently, higher education, is changing, and that change is driven by changes in society and changes in communication which in turn are largely being driven by technological advances, and changes in the expectations of the student population. While universities are often characterized by their resistance to change, the shifting dynamics of society in general may make it impossible for them to continue with a business as usual mentality, or simply to see greater levels of managerialism and top-down directives as the alternative to, or the placebo for, meaningful change.