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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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| Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| 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 |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| 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-9910808541503321 |
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Thornton Margaret
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| Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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