Accountability, pragmatic aims, and the American university / Ana M. Martínez-Alemán.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martínez Alemán, Ana M.
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2012.
Subjects:
University autonomy > United States.
Academic freedom > United States.
Higher education and state > United States.
Educational accountability > United States.
Physical Description:xi, 136 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The democratic purposes of the American university
  • The emergence and transformation of the academic profession : the roots of our discontent
  • Teaching, professionalization and the managed university
  • The rise of managerialism
  • The legacy of the transformative era : accountability and the erosion of professional autonomy
  • Epilogue: pragmatic sensibility and resolutions.