Austerity blues : fighting for the soul of public higher education /

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Public higher education in the postwar era was a key economic and social driver in American life, making college available to millions of working men and women. Since the 1980s, however, government austerity policies and politics have severely reduced public investment in higher education, exacerbat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Fabricant, Michael (Autor), Brier, Stephen, 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2016]
Temas:
Public universities and colleges > United States > Finance.
Education, Higher > United States > Finance.
Government aid to higher education > United States.
Federal aid to higher education > United States.
Higher education and state > United States.
College costs > United States.
Student loans > United States.
Universités publiques > États-Unis > Finances.
Aide de l'État à l'enseignement supérieur > États-Unis.
Enseignement supérieur > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Prêts d'études > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > Higher.
College costs.
Education, Higher > Finance.
Federal aid to higher education.
Government aid to higher education.
Higher education and state.
Public universities and colleges > Finance.
Student loans.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction; Part I: The Political-Economic Context of Public Higher Education ; 1. Public Assets in an Era of Austerity ; 2. The State Expansion of Public Higher Education ; 3. Students and Faculty Take Command ; Part II: The State of Austerity ; 4. The Making of the Neoliberal Public University ; 5. The Public University as an Engine of Inequality ; 6. Technology as a "Magic Bullet" in an Era of Austerity ; Part III: Resistance Efforts and the Fight for Emancipatory Education ; 7. Fighting for the Soul of Public Higher Education ; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography.
  • IndexA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J ; K ; L; M ; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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