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200 10$aWhackademia $ean insider's account of the troubled university /$fRichard Hill
210  1$aSydney, Australia :$cNew South,$d2012.
215   $a1 online resource (241 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-74223-291-4 
311   $a1-306-02506-0 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references.
327   $aCover; About the Author; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Grounds for complaint; 1: A tertiary odyssey; 2: Sexing up Whackademia; 3: Taking care of busyness; 4: Production-line teaching; 5: Research, metrics and money; 6: Governing Whackademia; 7: Enough complaint, now what?; Conclusion: Seeing through Whackademia; References and further reading
330   $aA scathing insider expose?, this account lifts the lid on a higher education system that's corporatized beyond recognition, steeped in bureaucracy, and dominated by marketing and PR imperatives rather than intellectual pursuit. Fearless, ferocious, and often funny, this exposes a world that stands in stark contrast to the slogans and mottos joyously promoted by Australia's universities. Raising bold questions that go to the heart of Australian higher education, this is an unsentimental call for a reenlightened higher education sector that's not only about revenue, efficiencies, and corporate pr
606   $aCollege environment
606   $aCollege environment$zAustralia
606   $aUniversities and colleges$xSocial aspects$zAustralia
608   $aElectronic books.
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