Valuing higher education : an appreciation of the work of Gareth Williams / edited by Ronald Barnett, Paul Temple, and Peter Scott.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barnett, Ronald, 1947- editor.

Temple, Paul, 1952- editor.

Scott, Peter, 1946- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Williams, Gareth L.

Education, Higher--Economic aspects.

Education, Higher.

Genre:

Festschriften.

Physical Description:

xiii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : UCL IOE Press, 2016.

Summary:

In Valuing Higher Education, leading international analysts examine Gareth Williams's contribution to shaping our thinking about the economics of higher education in essays that are a testimony to Williams's conception that the field cannot be properly understood unless viewed alongside social policy, changes in knowledge production, the life chances of students, and their actual learning experience. Questions identified and discussed include the rise and limitations of markets, the balance between higher education as a public and a private good, the financing of higher education, and audit arrangements. Behind all of the analyses stands the larger question: What is the value of higher education? The distinguished contributors critique contemporary developments in essays that will also inform further research and policymaking, not least in Williams's own concluding response, which offers glimpses of future possibilities. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 The rise and rise of markets in higher education

1 An economic view of higher education theory / Alberto Amaral Amaral, Alberto, Pedro Teixeira Teixeira, Pedro 23

2 The idea of the market in financing English higher education / Paul Temple Temple, Paul 42

3 Financing British higher education: The triumph of process over policy / Michael Shattock Shattock, Michael 59

4 Performance indicators and rankings in higher education / Jill Johnes Johnes, Jill 77

Part 2 A changing academic life

5 Managerialism, garbage cans, and collegial governance: Reflections on an economic perspective of university behaviour / David Dill Dill, David 107

6 Massification, austerity, and the academic profession / D. Bruce Johnstone Johnstone, D. Bruce 125

7 Financing creativity in the global research economy; Performance management or knowledge construction? / Louise Morley Morley, Louise 143

8 Branding and the commodification of academic labour / James Pringle Pringle, James, Rajani Naidoo Naidoo, Rajani 158

Part 3 The uses of higher education

9 Too many or too few? The perennial debates on higher education and the world of work / Ulrich Teichler Teichler, Ulrich 179

10 Higher education and the knowledge economy / Peter Scott Scott, Peter 195

11 Response / Gareth Williams Williams, Gareth 214.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1782771743

9781782771746

OCLC:

959649713