| Description |
xiv, 229 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Studies in higher education |
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Studies in higher education (Westport, Conn.)
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| Contents |
Series Foreword / Philip G. Altbach -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Context and Design of the Study -- 3. Privatization, Competition, and Entrepreneurialism -- 4. University Governance -- 5. Accountability -- 6. Employment Flexibility -- 7. New Technologies -- 8. Conclusion: What Is the Future for Universities on the Global Stage? |
| Summary |
Annotation. Investigates the impact that certain globalizing practices have on European and American universities. Due to dwindling resources and the ideology of privatization, universities are becoming more corporatized and managerial. The authors investigate the consequences of these changes on the lives of academics and analyze how globalizing practices such as managerialism, accountability, and employment flexibility penetrate different universities |
| Analysis |
Universities |
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Globalisation |
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Organisational change |
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Corporatisation |
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Information and communications technology |
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Case studies |
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Australia overseas comparisons |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Education and globalization -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Education, Higher -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Comparative education.
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Globalization -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies.
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Étude comparée (Descripteur de forme).
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| Author |
Currie, Jan.
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| LC no. |
2002066337 |
| ISBN |
0897898680 hardback : alk. paper |
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