1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457383103321

Titolo

Universities and the public sphere : knowledge creation and state building in the era of globalization / / edited by Brian Pusser. [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-44341-4

9786613443410

0-203-84784-9

1-136-94413-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Collana

International studies in higher education

Altri autori (Persone)

PusserBrian

Disciplina

338.4/3378

Soggetti

Education, Higher - Economic aspects

Education and globalization

Privatization in education

Critical pedagogy

Neoliberalism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction and overview of the book / Brian Pusser ... [et al.] -- The "public" contribution of universities in an increasingly global world / Simon Marginson -- Power and authority in the creation of a public sphere through higher education / Brian Pusser -- The global sorting machine: an examination of neo-racism among international students and postdocs / Jenny J. Lee and Brendan Cantwell -- Reconsidering the realities of the international student market: a perspective from Japan and East Asia / Akiyoshi Yonezawa and Hugo Horta -- University rankings, global models, and emerging hegemony: critical analysis from Japan / Mayumi Ishikawa -- The corporatization of national universities in Finland / Jussi Välimaa -- Negotiating race and gender identity in the knowledge age: the case of South African universities / Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela -- The broken promise of neoliberal restructuring of South African higher education / Ivor Baatjes, Carol Anne Spreen, and Salim Vally -- Higher education and the public



sphere in Angola / Ken Kempner and Ana Jurema -- Selling out academia?: higher education, economic crises, and Freire's generative themes / Greg William Misiaszek, Lauren Ila Jones & Carlos Alberto Torres -- Post neoliberalism: the professional identity of faculty off the tenure-track / John S. Levin, Genevieve Shaker, and Richard Wagoner -- Chameleon's agenda: transformations of private universities within the framework of public higher education policies in Mexico / Roberto Rodriguez-Gomez and Imanol Ordorika.

Sommario/riassunto

Universities have been propelled into the center of the global political economy of?knowledge production by a number of factors: mass education, academic capitalism, the globalization of knowledge, the democratization of communication in the era of the Internet, and the emergence of the knowledge and innovation economy. The latest book in the International Studies in Higher Education series, Universities and the Public Sphere addresses the vital role of research universities as global public spheres, sites where public interaction, conversation and deliberation take place, where th

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820524403321

Titolo

Steel water-storage tanks / / American Water Works Association

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Denver, Colorado : , : American Water Works Association, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-61300-238-6

Edizione

[Revised edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Collana

Manual of Water Supply Practices ; ; M42

Disciplina

628.1/3

Soggetti

Water towers - Design and construction

Water towers - Maintenance and repair

Tanks - Design and construction

Tanks - Maintenance and repair

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Figures""; ""Tables""; ""Preface"";



""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part Elements of Steel Water Tanks""; ""Typical Capacities and Configurations""; ""Appurtenances""; ""Cathodic Protection""; ""Coating Systems""; ""Part II The New Tank Project""; ""Selecting and Sizing Water-Storage Tanks""; ""Construction Considerations""; ""Inspecting New Tank Construction""; ""Part III Existing Tanks""; ""Routine Operation and Maintenance""; ""Professional Examination and Renovation""; ""Cold-Weather Operation""; ""Bibliography""

""Steel Water Tank Industry Standards Organizations and Information Sources""""ANSI/AWWA D101-53 (R86)""