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Public Universities, Managerialism and the Value of Higher Education (Palgrave Critical University Studies) by Rob Watts is a education title available to read on EtoBox.
What is Public Universities, Managerialism and the Value of Higher Education (Palgrave Critical University Studies) about?
This book provides a rigorous examination into the realities of the current university system in Britain, America and Australia. The radical makeover of the higher education system which began in the 1980s has conventionally been understood as universities being transformed into businesses which sell education and research in a competitive market. This engaging and provocative book argues that this is not actually the case. Drawing on lived experience, Watts asserts that the reality is actually
Who reads Public Universities, Managerialism and the Value of Higher Education (Palgrave Critical University Studies)?
It is typically read by teachers and faculty preparing courses and curriculum.
Common subject areas: education, pedagogy.
- Author
- Rob Watts
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781137535993
- Category
- education
- Subjects
- Management, Philosophy, Education
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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