Life for the Academic in the Neoliberal University Contributor(s): Maisuria, Alpesh (Author), Helmes, Svenja (Author) |
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ISBN: 1032088699 ISBN-13: 9781032088693 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2021 |
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BISAC Categories: - Education - Business & Economics | Industries - General |
Dewey: 338.433 |
Physical Information: 0.24" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.31 lbs) 112 pages |
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Publisher Description: Life for the Academic in the Neoliberal University investigates the impact of neoliberalism on academics in today's universities. Considering the experiences of early career researchers as well as more experienced academics, it outlines the changing nature of working life in the university precipitated by the reality of de-professionalisation, worsening conditions of employment, and general precarious existence. The book traces the dramatic shift in the role and function of universities and academics over the last forty years. It considers how capitalist neoliberalism drives universities to operate like businesses in a cut-throat financialised education market place. Uniquely the book then provides a possible alternative in the form of the National Education Service (NES) and what this alternative system could look like. Thought-provoking and relevant, this book will be of use to postgraduate students as well as new, emerging, and established academics interested in the current state of higher education, academic life, and possibilities for the future. |