Hard Labour? Academic Work and the Changing Landscape of Higher Education

by Helen Gunter, Tanya Fitzgerald, Julie White

Higher education institutions (HEIs) have experienced massive changes in the past three decades. Across England, the US, Australia and New Zealand, new public management has introduced corporate governance structures, strategic plans, performance management, quality assurance processes, a client-focused approach to students and curriculum, and a commodification of higher education that has seen an unprecedented growth in international student numbers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780525001
• ISBN13: 9781780525006
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"