Morley, Louise,

Quality and power in higher education - Maidenhead, England ; Philadelphia, PA : Society for Research into Higher Education : Open University Press, 2003. - xiii, 200 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-189) and index.

"Quality and Power in Higher Education covers a wide range of issues including: the policy contexts, new managerialism, the costs of quality assurance, collegiality, peer review, gender and equity implications, occupational stress, commodification and consumer values in higher education, performance, league tables, benchmarking, increasing workloads and the long-term effects on the academy. It draws upon Morley's empirical work in the UK on international studies and on literature from sociology, higher education studies, organization studies and feminist theory. It is important reading for students and scholars of higher education policy and practice, and for university managers and policy-makers."--Jacket

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Education, Higher--Administration.--Great Britain
Education, Higher--Standards--Great Britain.
Quality assurance--Great Britain.
Quality control.
Universities and colleges.
Quality Control
Universities
Quality assurance.
Higher education.
quality control.
Universities and colleges
Quality control
Education, Higher--Administration
Education, Higher--Standards
Quality assurance


Great Britain

LB2341.8.G7 / M67 2003

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