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Sytuacja uniwersytetów amerykańskich w erze neoliberalizmu
The situation of American universities in the era of neoliberalism

Author(s): Eugenia Potulicka
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: university; neoliberalism; academic capitalism; students; academic staff

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the current situation in university education in the United States of America. It begins with presenting the idea and the main mechanism of academic capitalism. The neoliberal model of governing tertiary institutions is taken under scrutiny. The analysis includes the condition of academic staff as well as circumstances that students face when being at university. It concludes with a reflection on the reasons and consequences of reforms in higher education institutions.

  • Issue Year: 241/2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 9-34
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish