| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 336 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Higher education research in the 21st century series,
2542-8837 ;
volume 12
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Higher education research in the 21st century series (Consortium of Higher Education Researchers) ; v. 12.
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| Note |
"This book is based on the papers presented during the 30th Annual Consortium of Higher Education Researchers (CHER) conference hosted by the Finnish Institute for Educational Research at the University of Jyväskylä in August 2017"--Foreword. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
"Universities can be viewed and studied as political institutions, especially considering that they sit at the crossroads of social, cultural, and economic pressures. The internal and external environment of higher education brings with it multiple and complex relationships as well as power struggles. Within these contested political spaces, there are phenomena to be studied. While the field of higher education draws from a multitude of disciplines, some scholars argue that only recently has scholarship focused on the political perspectives of higher education. To better understand the politics and policies of higher education, Universities as Political Institutions illuminates a variety of ways that researchers view and study universities as a political institution, from considering the national and international political pressures shaping higher education to the analysis of responses and political action from within the ivory tower. The 2017 annual CHER conference in Jyväskylä (Finland) brought together 213 scholars from 30 countries. This book includes a selection of papers and keynote presentations from this conference. The thematic approach of the book reflects the 2017 conference theme: "Universities as Political Institutions - Higher Education Institutions in the Middle of Academic, Economic, and Social Pressures". The theme focused on multiple and often complex relations and relationships, internal and external, to higher education institutions. In this context, "political" refers not only to definitions, uses, and users of power but more broadly to a variety of relationships among different actors and agencies responsible for making, executing, or resisting decisions concerning higher education institutions"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Education, Higher -- Political aspects -- Congresses.
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Education, Higher -- Political aspects. |
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Education, Higher. |
| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Weimer, Leasa, editor.
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Nokkala, Terhi, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Universities as political institutions Leiden ; Boston : Brill Sense, [2020] 9789004422568 (DLC) 2020008696 |
| ISBN |
9004422587 electronic book |
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9789004422582 (electronic book) |
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9789004422568 paperback |
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9789004422575 hardcover |
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