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Law and the Quest for Gender Equality
| Law and the Quest for Gender Equality |
| Autore | Thornton Margaret |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Canberra : , : ANU Press, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (424 pages) |
| Collana | Global Thinkers Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Gender identity - Law and legislation - Australia
Women - Social conditions - Law and legislation - Australia Sex discrimination against women - Law and legislation - Australia Sex and law - Australia |
| ISBN | 1-76046-550-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Pt. I: Women as Nonpersons -- 1. Edith Haynes challenges the legal profession. -- pt. II: The limits of law -- 2. Feminist jurisprudence: illusion or reality? -- 3. The contradictions of law reform. -- pt. III: Legislating for equality -- 4. Feminism and the changing state. -- 5. Sexual harassment losing sight of sex discrimination. -- pt. IV: Engendering legal practice -- 6. Hypercompetitiveness or a balanced life? -- 7. The flexible cyborg. -- 8. Who cares? The conundrum for gender equality. -- pt. V: Gender and judging -- 9. Sex discrimination, courts and corporate power. -- 10. The High Court and judicial activism. -- 11. 'Otherness' on the bench. -- pt. VI: Diversifying legal education -- 12. Wondering what to do about legal education. -- 13. Why the gender and colour of law remain the same. -- pt. VII: The corporatised academy -- 14. Universities upside-down. -- 15. The mirage of merit. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910733196303321 |
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| Canberra : , : ANU Press, , 2023 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Love and Marriage
| Love and Marriage |
| Autore | Thornton Margaret |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Newburyport : , : Severn House Publishers, Limited, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (174 pages) |
| Disciplina | 823.914 |
| ISBN | 1-78010-829-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910136205703321 |
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| Newburyport : , : Severn House Publishers, Limited, , 2018 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Privatising the public university : the case of law / / Margaret Thornton
| Privatising the public university : the case of law / / Margaret Thornton |
| Autore | Thornton Margaret |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
| Disciplina | 340.071/11712411 |
| Soggetto topico |
Law schools - Commonwealth countries
Law - Study and teaching - Commonwealth countries |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-45979-5
9786613459794 1-136-64130-0 0-203-80453-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Privatising the Public University; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. The political economy of higher education; The neoliberal turn; The New Knowledge Economy; The legacy of Hayek and Friedman; The privatising imperative; The corporate university; Risky business; Conclusion: Kerr's folly; 2. The market comes to law school; From élite to mass; The market embrace; Sameness and difference; Student/customers; Graduate destinations; Looking a gift horse in the mouth; Conclusion: throwing good money after bad
3. Jettisoning the criticalTowards new knowledge; Sloughing off the social; Vocationalising the curriculum; Wrestling with theory; Feminism and diversity; Adding in skills; Pedagogical practices; Transmitting frozen knowledge; Flexible delivery; Intensive mode; Online; Assessment; 'Dumbing down'; A culture of complaint; Conclusion: back to the future; 4. Governance and academic life; Managerialism; Mega-faculties; Law deans as subalterns; The corrosion of collegiality; The new contractualism; Appointments; Promotions; Precarious work; Workloads; Re-gendering the academy Conclusion: seeking a balanced life5. Research in the corporatised university; Contested knowledge; The new environment; Research entrepreneurialism; Publish or perish; Applied research; Auditing performance; Academic freedom; Higher degrees; By research; By coursework; Conclusion: teaching or research?; 6. Conclusion; The market metanarrative; Doughnuts in the legal academy; Academic morale; Aspirations; Law school futures; Appendix: approach; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461488403321 |
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Thornton Margaret
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| Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Privatising the public university : the case of law / / Margaret Thornton
| Privatising the public university : the case of law / / Margaret Thornton |
| Autore | Thornton Margaret |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
| Disciplina | 340.071/11712411 |
| Soggetto topico |
Law schools - Commonwealth countries
Law - Study and teaching - Commonwealth countries |
| ISBN |
1-136-64129-7
1-283-45979-5 9786613459794 1-136-64130-0 0-203-80453-8 |
| Classificazione | EDU001000EDU015000EDU034000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Privatising the Public University; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. The political economy of higher education; The neoliberal turn; The New Knowledge Economy; The legacy of Hayek and Friedman; The privatising imperative; The corporate university; Risky business; Conclusion: Kerr's folly; 2. The market comes to law school; From élite to mass; The market embrace; Sameness and difference; Student/customers; Graduate destinations; Looking a gift horse in the mouth; Conclusion: throwing good money after bad
3. Jettisoning the criticalTowards new knowledge; Sloughing off the social; Vocationalising the curriculum; Wrestling with theory; Feminism and diversity; Adding in skills; Pedagogical practices; Transmitting frozen knowledge; Flexible delivery; Intensive mode; Online; Assessment; 'Dumbing down'; A culture of complaint; Conclusion: back to the future; 4. Governance and academic life; Managerialism; Mega-faculties; Law deans as subalterns; The corrosion of collegiality; The new contractualism; Appointments; Promotions; Precarious work; Workloads; Re-gendering the academy Conclusion: seeking a balanced life5. Research in the corporatised university; Contested knowledge; The new environment; Research entrepreneurialism; Publish or perish; Applied research; Auditing performance; Academic freedom; Higher degrees; By research; By coursework; Conclusion: teaching or research?; 6. Conclusion; The market metanarrative; Doughnuts in the legal academy; Academic morale; Aspirations; Law school futures; Appendix: approach; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790447103321 |
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Thornton Margaret
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| Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sex discrimination in uncertain times / / edited by Margaret Thornton
| Sex discrimination in uncertain times / / edited by Margaret Thornton |
| Autore | Thornton Margaret |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Canberra, : ANU Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (406 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 305.420994 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sex discrimination - Law and legislation - Australia
Sex discrimination in employment - Australia Sexism - Australia |
| Soggetto non controllato |
australia
employment women sex discrimination law and legislation Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Feminism Human rights Sexism United Nations |
| ISBN |
9781921666773 (PDF)
9781921666766 (paperback) |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Opening address I / Dr Helen Watchirs OAM -- Opening address II / Hon. Susan Ryan AO -- Opening address III / Chris Ronalds AM, SC -- The Sex Discrimination Act and its rocky rite of passage / Margaret Thornton and Trish Luker -- A radical prequel : historicising the concept of gendered law in Australia / Ann Genovese -- Women's work is never done : the pursuit of equality and the commonwealth Sex Discrimination Act / Marian Sawer -- To demand equality is to lack ambition' : sex discrimination legislation-contexts and contradictions / Susan Magarey --The Sex Discrimination Act at 25 : reflections on the past, present and future / Beth Gaze -- The Sex Discrimination Act : advancing gender equality and decent work? / Sara Charlesworth -- Reproducing discrimination : promoting the equal sharing of caring work in CEDAW, at the ILO and in the SDA / Caroline Lambert -- Equality unmodified? / Reg Graycar and Jenny Morgan -- And which 'equality act' would that be? / Simon Rice -- Rethinking the Sex Discrimination Act : does Canada's experience suggest we should give our judges a greater role? / Belinda Smith -- Equality as a basic human right : choice and responsibility / Archana Parashar -- Raising women up : analysing Australian advocacy for women's rights under international and domestic law / Susan Harris Rimmer -- Can we feminise human rights? / Margaret Thornton --Sex, race and questions of aboriginality / Irene Watson and Sharon Venne. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141782303321 |
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Thornton Margaret
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| Canberra, : ANU Press, 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Through a glass darkly : the social sciences look at the Neoliberal University / / edited by Margaret Thornton ; contributors, Tony Aspromourgos [and twenty others]
| Through a glass darkly : the social sciences look at the Neoliberal University / / edited by Margaret Thornton ; contributors, Tony Aspromourgos [and twenty others] |
| Autore | Thornton Margaret |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Canberra, Australia : , : Australian National University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiii, 331 pages) : colour illustrations |
| Disciplina | 378.94 |
| Soggetto topico |
Education, Higher - Australia - Evaluation
Higher education and state - Australia Education, Higher - Economic aspects - Australia Social sciences - Study and teaching (Higher) - Australia Educational change - Australia |
| ISBN | 1-925022-14-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910132418603321 |
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Thornton Margaret
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| Canberra, Australia : , : Australian National University Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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