{"id":2658,"date":"2015-09-03T12:31:42","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T11:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/History-of-the-OU\/?p=2658"},"modified":"2015-09-03T12:31:42","modified_gmt":"2015-09-03T11:31:42","slug":"book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/History-of-the-OU\/?p=2658","title":{"rendered":"Book review"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘The Open University. A history’ has had a few reviews. The review in the ‘International Journal of Lifelong Education’, is quoted on the Amazon site. There is also a review in ‘Welsh History Review’ which calls the book a ‘very substantial work’. The ‘Times Higher’ reported that it is \u201cA fascinating history of the politics and passion that led to creation of the first \u2018University of the Air\u2019. Weinbren\u2019s inspiring account reveals how the university with its open access policy became the UK\u2019s biggest provider of part-time higher education, changing the lives of thousands that would otherwise have been denied the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The review, see here<\/a>, by Tony Bates is also complementary. Tony says: ‘Weinbren has undertaken an extremely challenging task and met the challenge superbly. I hope you will enjoy the book as much as I have. More importantly, there are very important lessons to be drawn from this book about the nature of university education, equity, and government policy toward higher education.’<\/p>\n

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