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Hard Labour? Academic Work and the Changing Landscape of Higher Education
Tanya Fitzgerald
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Description for Hard Labour? Academic Work and the Changing Landscape of Higher Education
Hardback. Drawing on data from Australia, England and New Zealand, this book addresses how neo liberal policies of successive governments have decreased autonomy of academics and increased regimes of surveillance, radically altering how academics think about and engage in their intellectual work. Series Editor(s): Tight, Malcolm. Series: International Perspectives on Higher Education Research. Num Pages: 205 pages. BIC Classification: JNK; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Higher education institutions (HEIs) have experienced massive changes in the past three decades. Across England, the US, Australia and New Zealand, new public management has introduced corporate governance structures, strategic plans, performance management, quality assurance processes, a client-focused approach to students and curriculum, and a commodification of higher education that has seen an unprecedented growth in international student numbers. Increased numbers of HEIs has stimulated a variety of challenges for administrators, academics, students and the broader community. Drawing on data from England, Australia and New Zealand, this book addresses how policies of successive labour governments have decreased autonomy of ... Read more
Higher education institutions (HEIs) have experienced massive changes in the past three decades. Across England, the US, Australia and New Zealand, new public management has introduced corporate governance structures, strategic plans, performance management, quality assurance processes, a client-focused approach to students and curriculum, and a commodification of higher education that has seen an unprecedented growth in international student numbers. Increased numbers of HEIs has stimulated a variety of challenges for administrators, academics, students and the broader community. Drawing on data from England, Australia and New Zealand, this book addresses how policies of successive labour governments have decreased autonomy of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
Series
International Perspectives on Higher Education Research
Number of Pages
205
Place of Publication
Bingley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780525006
SKU
V9781780525006
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99-50
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