Whackademia : an insider's account of the troubled university.

Australian universities are not happy places. Despite the shiny rhetoric of excellence, quality, innovation and creativity, universities face a barrage of criticism over claims of declining standards, decreased funding, compromised assessment, increased vocationalism, overburdened academics and neve...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hil, Richard
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney : New South, 2012.
Temas:
Universities and colleges > Social aspects > Australia.
College environment > Australia.
Universités > Aspect social > Australie.
Milieu universitaire > Australie.
EDUCATION > Higher.
College environment
Universities and colleges > Social aspects
Australia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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