Academic Capitalism
Politics, Policies, and the Entrepreneurial University
Published on 7. January 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-0-8018-6258-8 (ISBN)
Description
The globalization of the political economy at the end of the twentieth century is destabilizing the traditional patterns of university professional work. One of the major changes that has taken place as a result of globalization is that faculty, who were previously situated between capital and labor, are now positioned squarely in the marketplace. To grasp the extent of changes taking place and to understand the forces of change, Academic Capitalism examines the current state of academic careers and institutions, with a particular focus on public research universities in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. In this wide-ranging analysis, Sheila Slaughter and Larry L. Leslie examine every aspect of academic work unexplored: undergraduate and graduate education, teaching and research, student aid policies, and federal research policies.
Reviews / Votes
Without even mentioning the dreaded and dated Marx, the authors have produced a convincing analysis of the transition of the academy from its own protected form of feudalism to a predatory capitalism... [including] long-term changes in the ethos, aims, and management of universities-changes that have wedded them and their futures to the vagaries of the global marketplace -- Michael Ryan College and Research Libraries In their fascinating study of public research universities, Slaughter and Leslie... affirm that tertiary education in the U.S. as well as in Australia, Canada, and Great Britain, especially since 1970, has merged with the marketplace, a development that alarms many as a kind of academic prostitution... This well-written book is must reading for anyone, lay or professional, seriously interested in the future of higher education. Choice The authors conclude that a better understanding of academic capitalism will foster and empower successful academic capitalists. However, they view with regret the demise of the concept of the university as a community in which the individual members are oriented primarily toward the greater good of the organization... The book provides a valuable overview of the globalization of the political economy. -- Jann Contento, Arizona State University Education ReviewMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore, MD
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
490 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8018-6258-8 (9780801862588)
DOI
10.56021/9780801855498
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Other editions
Additional editions
Sheila Slaughter | Larry L. Leslie
Academic Capitalism
Politics, Policies, and the Entrepreneurial University
Book
08/1997
Johns Hopkins University Press
€58.38
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Persons
Sheila Slaughter is a professor of higher education at the Center for the Study of Higher Education, University of Arizona. Her books include Higher Learning and High Technology. Larry L. Leslie is a professor of higher education and the academic dean, College of Education, University of Arizona. His books include The Economic Value of Higher Education.