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Knowledge, Higher Education, and the New Managerialism: The Changing Management of UK Universities
Rosemary Deem
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Description for Knowledge, Higher Education, and the New Managerialism: The Changing Management of UK Universities
Paperback. Major changes have taken place in the organization and management of professional academic work within British universities in recent years. The authors consider the wider implications for policy innovations and strategies, developing a critical response to nostrums concerning the 'entrepreneurial university'. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK; JNMN; KJMV2; KJMV6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
The nature of Higher Education in the UK has changed over the last three decades. Academics can no longer be said to carry out their work in 'ivory towers', as increasing government intervention and a growing 'target culture' has changed the way they work. Increasingly universities have transformed from 'communities of scholars' to 'workplaces'. The organization and administration of universities has seen a corresponding prevalence of ideas and strategies drawn from the 'New Public Management' ideology in response, promoting a more 'business-focussed' approach in the management of public services. This book examines the issues that academics now face as ... Read more
The nature of Higher Education in the UK has changed over the last three decades. Academics can no longer be said to carry out their work in 'ivory towers', as increasing government intervention and a growing 'target culture' has changed the way they work. Increasingly universities have transformed from 'communities of scholars' to 'workplaces'. The organization and administration of universities has seen a corresponding prevalence of ideas and strategies drawn from the 'New Public Management' ideology in response, promoting a more 'business-focussed' approach in the management of public services. This book examines the issues that academics now face as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199265916
SKU
V9780199265916
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About Rosemary Deem
Professor Rosemary Deem is currently Professor of Education in the Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol and Research Director for the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law. From 2004-2006 she was Graduate Dean and joint Education Director for the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law at Bristol. She is a sociologist who has also worked at Loughborough, York, the ... Read more
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