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Consuming higher education : why learning can't be bought

By Williams , Joanna

Book information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Year
2013
ISBN
9781283853385, 1283853388, 978-1-4411-6325-7, 1441163255, 9781441193377, 1441193375
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7189299 bytes)
Pages
179\179
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
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Description

Consuming Higher Education explores the status of students within the university and society, and the funding and purpose of higher education, drawing on empirical data, UK and USA government policy documents, speeches by policy makers and media representations of students. Joanna Williams moves beyond the debates surrounding fees to consider the impact of the consumption model on universities, learning, knowledge, and student identity. While consumer status initially appears to empower students, Williams argues that it ultimately erodes students' autonomy and reduces learning to an instrument. Read more... Abstract: Reflects on the link between constructing students as consumers and the purpose of higher education, and the implications for student identity and learning. Read more...

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