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Academic capitalism and the new economy : markets, state, and higher education / Sheila Slaughter and Gary Rhoades.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004.Description: xii, 370 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781421401621
  • 1421401622
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.4337873
LOC classification:
  • LC 67.62 S631a 2004
Online resources:
Contents:
The theory of academic capitalism -- The policy climate for academic capitalism -- Patent policies : legislative change and commercial expansion -- Patent policies play out : student and faculty life -- Copyright : institutional policies and practices -- Copyrights play out : commodifying the core academic function -- Academic capitalism at the department level -- Administrative academic capitalism -- Networks of power : boards of trustees and presidents -- Sports 'R' Us : contracts, trademarks, and logos / by Samantha King and Sheila Slaughter -- Undergraduate students and educational markets -- The academic capitalist knowledge/learning regime.
Summary: "Slaughter and Rhoades track changes in policy and practice, revealing new social networks and circuits of knowledge creation and dissemination, as well as new organizational structures and expanded managerial capacity to link higher education institutions and markets. They depict an ascendant academic capitalist knowledge/learning regime expressed in faculty work, departmental activity, and administrative behavior.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) LC 67.62 S631a 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000108335

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The theory of academic capitalism -- The policy climate for academic capitalism -- Patent policies : legislative change and commercial expansion -- Patent policies play out : student and faculty life -- Copyright : institutional policies and practices -- Copyrights play out : commodifying the core academic function -- Academic capitalism at the department level -- Administrative academic capitalism -- Networks of power : boards of trustees and presidents -- Sports 'R' Us : contracts, trademarks, and logos / by Samantha King and Sheila Slaughter -- Undergraduate students and educational markets -- The academic capitalist knowledge/learning regime.

"Slaughter and Rhoades track changes in policy and practice, revealing new social networks and circuits of knowledge creation and dissemination, as well as new organizational structures and expanded managerial capacity to link higher education institutions and markets. They depict an ascendant academic capitalist knowledge/learning regime expressed in faculty work, departmental activity, and administrative behavior.

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