Description |
239 pages ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
Contents |
Introduction: grounds for complaint -- 1. A tertiary odyssey -- 2. Sexing up Whackademia -- 3. Taking care of business -- 4. Production-line teaching -- 5. Research, metrics and money -- 6. Governing Whackademia -- 7. Enough complaint, now what? -- Conclusion: seeing through Whackademia |
Summary |
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 never-ending reviews and restructures |
Analysis |
Academics |
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Australian |
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Educational philosophy |
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Management |
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Organisational behaviour |
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Tertiary education |
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Universities |
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University funding |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-239) |
Notes |
Also available online |
Subject |
College environment -- Australia.
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Universities and colleges -- Social aspects -- Australia.
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ISBN |
9781742232911 |
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