The assault on universities : a manifesto for resistance / edited by Michael Bailey and Des Freedman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bailey, Michael, 1943-

Freedman, Des, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Higher education and state--Great Britain.

Higher education and state.

Great Britain.

Educational change--Great Britain.

Educational change.

Universities and colleges--Great Britain.

Universities and colleges.

Universities and colleges--Finance.

Physical Description:

vi, 194 pages ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press ; New York, NY : Distributed in the United States by Palgrave Macmillian, a Division of St. Martin's Press, 2011.

Summary:

University education for the majority is under threat. Widespread student protests, often supported by staff and society at large, show the public's opposition to funding cuts and fee increases.

This sharp, incisive manifesto outlines what's at stake and why it matters. The contributors expose the true motives behind the government's programme and provide the analytical tools to fight it.

This book aims to be at the heart of debates around the future of higher education in the UK and beyond, inspiring both new and seasoned activists in the fight for the soul of our universities. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

1 An Introduction to Education Reform and Resistance / Des Freedman Freedman, Des

Part 1 The Changing Idea of the University

2 The Idea of the University / John K. Walton Walton, John K.

3 What is a University Education For? / Neil Faulkner Faulkner, Neil

4 Fighting for the University's Life / Nick Couldry Couldry, Nick

Part II Current Challenges and Future Visions

5 Economic Alternatives in the Current Crisis / Aeron Davis Davis, Aeron

6 Re-Imagining the Public Good / Jon Nixon Nixon, Jon

7 The War Against Democracy and Education / Nick Stevenson Stevenson, Nick

Part III Critical Pedagogy

8 The University as a Political Space / Alberto Toscano Toscano, Alberto

9 The Academic as Truth-Teller / Michael Bailey Bailey, Michael

10 Impoverished Pedagogy, Privatised Practice / Natalie Fenton Fenton, Natalie

Part IV Student Politics

11 Students Revolts Then and Now / John Rees Rees, John

12 The Politics of Occupation / Feyzi Ismail Ismail, Feyzi

13 Achievements and Limitations of the UK Student Movement / Ashok Kumar Kumar, Ashok

Part V International Perspectives

14 Beyond the Swindle of the Corporate University / Henry A. Giroux Giroux, Henry A.

15 Education Reforms in a European Context / Marion von Osten Osten, Marion von

16 International Students and the Globalization of Higher Education / Kirsten Forkert Forkert, Kirsten.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780745331911

0745331912

9780745331928

0745331920

9781849646017

1849646015

9781849645997

184964599X

9781849646000

1849646007

OCLC:

724657205