Death of the Public University?
Title | Death of the Public University? PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Wright |
Publisher | Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | 350 |
Release | 2017-05-01 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 178533543X |
Universities have been subjected to continuous government reforms since the 1980s, to make them ‘entrepreneurial’, ‘efficient’ and aligned to the predicted needs and challenges of a global knowledge economy. Under increasing pressure to pursue ‘excellence’ and ‘innovation’, many universities are struggling to maintain their traditional mission to be inclusive, improve social mobility and equality and act as the ‘critic and conscience’ of society. Drawing on a multi-disciplinary research project, University Reform, Globalisation and Europeanisation (URGE), this collection analyses the new landscapes of public universities emerging across Europe and the Asia-Pacific, and the different ways that academics are engaging with them.
On the Death of Childhood and the Destruction of Public Schools
Title | On the Death of Childhood and the Destruction of Public Schools PDF eBook |
Author | Gerald Watkins Bracey |
Publisher | Heinemann Educational Books |
Total Pages | 216 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Education |
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No matter what he's called, Gerald Bracey IS public schools' best defender. And in this book, he uses his considerable writing and research skills on their behalf.
The Death and Life of the Great American School System
Title | The Death and Life of the Great American School System PDF eBook |
Author | Diane Ravitch |
Publisher | Basic Books (AZ) |
Total Pages | 298 |
Release | 2010-03-02 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0465014917 |
Discusses how school choice, misapplied standards of accountability, the No Child Left Behind mandate, and the use of a corporate model have all led to a decline in public education and presents arguments for a return to strong neighborhood schools and quality teaching.
Death of the Public University?
Title | Death of the Public University? PDF eBook |
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Release | 2018-10 |
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ISBN | 9781789200911 |
The Great Mistake
Title | The Great Mistake PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Newfield |
Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press |
Total Pages | 445 |
Release | 2018-10-01 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1421427036 |
A powerful, hopeful critique of the unnecessary death spiral of higher education, The Great Mistake is essential reading for those who wonder why students have been paying more to get less and for everyone who cares about the role the higher education system plays in improving the lives of average Americans.
Death at an Early Age
Title | Death at an Early Age PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan Kozol |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 260 |
Release | 1970 |
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Reclaiming Public Universities
Title | Reclaiming Public Universities PDF eBook |
Author | Manisha Priyam |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | 269 |
Release | 2022-04-25 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1000552489 |
This book explores the nature of public universities and higher education reforms in emerging economies, with a focus on India, South Africa and Brazil. Drawing on context-based case studies, the essays in the volume highlight the state of public universities amongst the developing world with their shared colonial past and social, caste and race inequalities. Based on comparative and multidisciplinary studies, the book provides a critical account of the policy reforms and changes on account of globalization and markets in higher education in public universities of the Global South regions. The chapters also compare methodological approaches to university reform and restructuring of public universities and higher education systems in USA, Australia, the European Union and India, and examine the California model, the Bologna process, the Melbourne model, the University of Delhi reforms, and engage critically with the New Public Management inspired reform policies. The book further lays the groundwork for understanding 'massification' in a contextual way, and the possibilities for expansion of scale of mass higher education through public provision. With its empirical findings and social theory analyses by global experts, the volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of education, higher education, sociology and social anthropology, development studies, public policy and administration, politics, political economy, and Global South studies. It will also be useful to educationists, policymakers and civil society organizations.