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Author Nielsen, Gritt B., author.

Title Figuration work : student participation, democracy and university reform in a global knowledge economy / Gritt B. Nielsen
Published New York : Berghahn Books, 2015

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Description 1 online resource
Series EASA series ; 27
EASA series ; 27.
Contents pt. I. Trajectories and Mappings. Ch. 1. Studying pt. icipation as/through Figuration Work -- Ch. 2. University Reform in Denmark: Negotiating pt. icipation and Democracy -- Ch. 3. A History of Student pt. icipation in Denmark
pt. II. Events and Figurations -- Ch. 4. Time and Freedom -- Ch. 5. Ownership and Investment -- Ch. 6. Bodies and Voices
pt. III. Conclusions and Directions Ch. 7. Entangled Figurations -- Ch. 8. pt. icipation as Multi-scaled Citizenship
Summary What role should students take in shaping their education, their university, and the wider society? These questions have assumed new importance in recent years as universities are reformed to become more competitive in the ""global knowledge economy."" With Denmark as the prism, this book shows how negotiations over student participation - influenced by demands for efficiency, flexibility, and student-centered education - reflect broader concerns about democracy and citizen participation in increasingly neoliberalised states. Combining anthropological and historical research, Gritt B. Nielsen
Notes "Published in Association with the European Association of Social Anthropologists."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- Denmark
College students -- Denmark
Student participation in administration -- Denmark
Student participation in curriculum planning -- Denmark
Universities and colleges -- Denmark -- Administration
Educational change -- Denmark
Educational anthropology -- Denmark
EDUCATION -- Higher.
EDUCATION -- Aims & Objectives.
College students
Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives
Educational anthropology
Educational change
Student participation in administration
Student participation in curriculum planning
Universities and colleges -- Administration
Denmark
Form Electronic book
Author European Association of Social Anthropologists, commissioning body.
ISBN 9781782387725
1782387722