Wannabe U Inside the Corporate University

Name: Wannabe U Inside the Corporate University
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ISBN: 9780226815305

ISBN-10: 0226815307

ISBN-13: 9780226815305

Edition: 2011

Authors: Gaye Tuchman

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In most debates over its future, the university is representedby both its critics and its championsas a secular temple for learning, a sacred space freed from the more mundane concerns that trouble other institutions. But lately this lofty image looks increasingly tarnished, especially with regard to public research universities. There, a new class of administrative professionals has been busy working to make colleges as much like businesses as possible. In this eye-opening expose of the modern university, Gaye Tuchman paints a candid portrait of these wannabe corporate managers and the new regime of revenue streams, mission statements, and five-year plans they've ushered in. Based on years…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 4/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 0.65" wide x 0.93" long x 0.06" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English




Wannabe University Is Transformed



Situating Wannabe U



Conforming, Branding, and Research



Outsiders and the New Managerialism



The Politics of Centralization



Teaching, Learning, and Rating



Carrots, Sticks, and Accountability



Plans and Priorities



Making Professors Accountable



The Logic of Compliance


Acknowledgments


Notes


References


Index