Includes bibliographical references (235-246) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Wannabe University is transformed -- Situating Wannabe U -- Conforming, branding, and research -- Outsiders and the new managerialism -- The politics of centralization -- Teaching, learning, and rating -- Carrots, sticks, and accountability -- Plans and priorities -- Making professors accountable -- The logic of compliance.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Gaye Tuchman casts a critical eye over the new administrators who have turned public universities into quasi-businesses & view students as future workers in need of training. Her candid portrait of wannabe corporate managers raises a host of questions about educational values.
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MIL
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242694
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Title
Wannabe U.
International Standard Book Number
9780226815299
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Universities and colleges-- United States-- Accounting.
Universities and colleges-- United States-- Administration.
Universities and colleges-- United States-- Business management.
Universities and colleges-- United States-- Evaluation.
Universities and colleges-- United States-- Faculty.