The University in a Corporate Culture

by Eric Gould

Book Overview

Over the past century, higher education in the United States has developed an increasingly powerful corporate ethos, as institutions compete for students, faculty, and funding. This book examines how the liberal democratic principles driving higher education often conflict with market pressures to credential students and offer knowledge that has a clear exchange value. Eric Gould, who has been both academician and college administrator, argues that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030020907X
• ISBN13: 9780300209075
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"