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Questing excellence in academia : a tale of two universities
Unlike almost most other studies of neoliberal universities and academic capitalism this book ethnographically explores and interprets those transformations and their contradictions empirically in the everyday practices of students, faculty members, and administrators at two public universities: NTNU in Norway and UCLA in California. Differently situated in global political economies, both are …
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- 9780429290633
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- vii, 236 p.
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- Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society, 1
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- 378.481 SøR q
Universitas in transition: the changing role and challenges for academic inst…
Globalization, the information age, and the rise of the knowledge-based economy are significantly transforming the way we acquire, disseminate, and transform knowledge. And, as a result, knowledge production is becoming closer and more directly linked to economic competitiveness. This evolution is also putting new and urgent demands on academic institutions to adjust to the changing needs of so…
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- 9781552505052
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- viii, 366 p.
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- 378.013 UNI u
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