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Higher education and intellectual retrogression : the neoliberal reign / Arup Maharatna.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Maharatna, Arup, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education, Higher--Aims and objectives.
- Education, Higher.
- Education, Higher--Economic aspects.
- Capitalism and education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
- Biography/History:
- Arup Maharatna is currently Rajiv Gandhi Chair Professor in Contemporary Studies at the Central University of Allahabad, India. Earlier, chronologically, he has been Professor of Economics at University of Burdwan, Professor of Population Studies at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics and Professor of Social Sciences at BITS-Pilani Hyderabad Campus. He completed master's degree and Ph.D. in Population Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. He also held a post under the Bell Post-Doctoral Fellowship programme at Harvard University, USA. He has authored four books.
- Contents:
- Evolution of notions, aims, functions of higher education
- Build-up of ideational foundation of neo-liberal reign in HE
- Towards mass HE and 'academic capitalism'
- Affirmative action in HE : costly boost to massification?
- Declining academic standard of HE and making of an intellectual retrogression
- Neoliberal HE in the developing world : Indian illustration
- Conclusion : blunders in progress.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 13, 2023).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Brigode Family Endowment.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Maharatna, Arup. Higher education and intellectual retrogression
- ISBN:
- 9781003316060
- 1003316069
- 9781000840513
- 1000840514
- 9781000840520
- 1000840522
- Publisher Number:
- 99993480827
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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