Prefiguring the idea of the university for a post-capitalist society / Gary Saunders.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saunders, Gary, author.

Series:

Marxism and education 2946-3122

Marxism and education, 2946-3122

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Socialism and education.

Higher education and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxii, 256 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.

Summary:

Using an Open Marxist theoretical framework, this book provides a critique of the neoliberal reforms made to higher education since the late 1970s and the impact this has had on the sector. Rather than arguing for a return to the idea of the public university, the book argues that public and private models of higher education are both forms of capitalist accumulation and have historically perpetuated forms of oppression, exploitation and discrimination; thus, a more radical solution that addresses both the current crisis of higher education and the contradictory and exploitative nature of late capitalism is required. This book critically examines the autonomous learning spaces that emerged out of the UK student protests (2009-2010) and documents what can be learned from them to prefigure the idea of the university for a post-capitalist society. Gary Saunders is Associate Professor in Criminology and Sociology at the University of Nottingham, UK.

Contents:

1. Higher Education Policy and Reform in England (1945 - present)

Chapter 2. Protest and Resistance: The Emergence of Autonomous Learning Spaces

Chapter 3. Understanding the Practical and Theoretical Importance of Autonomous Learning Spaces

Chapter 4. Methodology

Chapter 5. Participatory Action Research and the Social Science Centre

Chapter 6. Case Study Research with Six Autonomous Learning Spaces in the UK

Chapter 7. Discussion of Research Findings. .

Notes:

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 14, 2023).

ISBN:

9783031466496

3031466497

OCLC:

1414177898

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.