Quality And Power In Higher Education - Couverture souple

Morley, Louise

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0335212263 ISBN 13 : 9780335212262

Editeur : Open University Press, 2003

Synopsis

This book examines the power relationships that organize and facilitate quality assurance in higher education. It investigates power in terms of macro systems of accountability, surveillance and regulation, and uncovers the ways in which quality is experienced by academics and managers in higher education. Louise Morley reveals some of the hidden transcripts behind quality assurance and poses significant questions:

* What signs of quality in higher education are being performed and valued?
* What losses, gains, fears and anxieties are activated by the procedures?
* Is the culture of excellence resulting in mediocrity?

Quality and Power in Higher Education covers a wide range of issues including: the policy contexts, new managerialism, the costs of quality assurance, collegiality, peer review, gender and equity implications, occupational stress, commodification and consumer values in higher education, performance, league tables, benchmarking, increasing workloads and the long-term effects on the academy. It draws upon Morley's empirical work in the UK on international studies and on literature from sociology, higher education studies, organization studies and feminist theory. It is important reading for students and scholars of higher education policy and practice, and for university managers and policy-makers.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr Louise Morley is Reader in Higher Education Studies at University of London Institute of Education, UK. She is Director of the Centre for Higher Education Studies (CHES). Her previous posts were at the University of Sussex, the University of Reading and the Inner London Education Authority. Her research and publication interests focus on quality, equity, gender, power and empowerment in higher education.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Open University Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0335212263
• ISBN 13: 9780335212262
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
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• Personne responsable: non disponible