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Figuration Work: Student Participation, Democracy and University Reform in a Global Knowledge Economy
Gritt B. Nielsen
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Description for Figuration Work: Student Participation, Democracy and University Reform in a Global Knowledge Economy
Hardback. What should the role of students be in shaping their education, their university, and the wider society? This book seeks to answer these questions following recent international educational reforms. Using Denmark as the prism, the author reflects on and questions the kinds of future citizens who will emerge from current reforms. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 268 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: JNKS; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
What role should students take in shaping their education, their university, and the wider society? These questions have assumed new importance in recent years as universities are reformed to become competitive in the global knowledge economy. With Denmark as the prism, this book shows how negotiations over student participation - influenced by demands for efficiency, flexibility, and student-centered education - reflect wider concerns about democracy and citizen participation in increasingly neoliberalised states. Combining anthropological and historical research, the author develops a novel approach to studying policy processes and opens a timely discussion to reflect ... Read more
What role should students take in shaping their education, their university, and the wider society? These questions have assumed new importance in recent years as universities are reformed to become competitive in the global knowledge economy. With Denmark as the prism, this book shows how negotiations over student participation - influenced by demands for efficiency, flexibility, and student-centered education - reflect wider concerns about democracy and citizen participation in increasingly neoliberalised states. Combining anthropological and historical research, the author develops a novel approach to studying policy processes and opens a timely discussion to reflect ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
Series
EASA Series
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782387718
SKU
V9781782387718
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99-15
About Gritt B. Nielsen
Gritt B. Nielsen is Assistant Professor of Educational Anthropology at Aarhus University.
Reviews for Figuration Work: Student Participation, Democracy and University Reform in a Global Knowledge Economy
... [A] well-written piece of work [which] draws upon extensive interdisciplinary studies of higher education and recent theoretical approaches to capitalism and globalization ... The analysis is careful, detailed, and always points beyond the event analyzed to the social implication and to the change in the theories of civism and citizenship. Monica Heintz, University of Paris 10 ... Read more