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Nowe Zarządzanie Publiczne a reforma szkolnictwa wyższego w Polsce
New Public Management and the reform of higher education in Poland

Author(s): Krzysztof Czarnecki
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: discourse analysis; new institutional economics; managerialism; New Public Management; reform of higher education

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to analysis of higher education discourse in Poland. Recent developments are interpreted from the perspective and compared to New Public Management and new institutional economics, which can be viewed as the most influential among narratives of public service reform. NPM narrative and its presence in reform discourse are discussed in the first part of the article, while the second is focused on potential dangers and positive effects related to implementation of NPM in higher education.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 07
  • Page Range: 85-106
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish