[DOWNLOAD] "Steal This University" by Benjamin Johnson, Patrick Kavanagh & Kevin Mattson ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Steal This University
- Author : Benjamin Johnson, Patrick Kavanagh & Kevin Mattson
- Release Date : January 16, 2003
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,Politics & Current Events,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 1281 KB
Description
Steal This University explores the paradox of academic labor. Universities do not exist to generate a profit from capital investment, yet contemporary universities are increasingly using corporations as their model for internal organization. While the media, politicians, business leaders and the general public all seem to share a remarkable consensus that higher education is indispensable to the future of nations and individuals alike, within academia bitter conflicts brew over the shape of tomorrow's universities. Contributors to the volume range from the star academic to the disgruntled adjunct and each bring a unique perspective to the discussion on the academy's over-reliance on adjuncts and teaching assistants, the debate over tenure and to the valiant efforts to organize unions and win rights.