The madness and malady of managerialism.(Universities)

From: Quadrant | Date: March 1, 2006| Author: Saunders, Malcolm | Copyright information

VERY RECENTLY several admirable and insightful publications have appeared in scholarly and intellectual forums dealing with the follies and evils in Australian universities brought about by their corporatisation over the past fifteen or so years. Corporatisation, as it has been applied to the universities, essentially comprises commercialisation and managerialism. Together they have totally re-oriented our tertiary education institutions. While the one has effectively provided them...

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