Academic capitalism and the conflicting ideologies of higher education as a public good and commodity

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (192) ◽  
pp. 21-27
Author(s):  
Imani Fredricks‐Lowman ◽  
Natesha Smith‐Isabell
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Academic Capitalism

Japan’s higher education and the public good

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Futao Huang ◽  
Tsukasa Daizen ◽  
Lilan Chen ◽  
Kiyomi Horiuchi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Good ◽  
The Public

scholarly journals Academic capitalism and the entrepreneurial university: some perspectives from the Americas

Roteiro ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrícia Somers ◽  
Cory Davis ◽  
Jessica Fry ◽  
Lisa Jasinski ◽  
Elida Lee
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Academic Capitalism ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Entrepreneurial University ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Business Partners ◽  
The World

Since the Worldwide Financial Crisis of 2008, higher education institutions around the world have been forced to change their financial practices to focus on the bottom line. One such approach is academic capitalism, the heart of which is the entrepreneurial university which views faculty members as producers of capital (not educators), students as consumers (not learners), and business/industry, accreditors, and NGOs as valued business partners. This article defines academic capitalism, reviews the research literature, presents perspectives of academic capitalism in the Americas and discusses the implications of academic capitalism for Latin America. The article ends using anthropophagi to assess what is useful about academic capitalism for Brazil.

scholarly journals Transforming the World in Which We Live: Laureate's Transnational Civic Learning Project

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
William M. Plater
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Global Citizenship ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Civic Learning ◽  
The Public ◽  
For Profit ◽  
The World

<p>Higher education serves as an agent of social change that plays a significant role in the development of socially conscious and engaged students. The duty higher education has toward society, the role for-profit educational institutions play in enhancing the public good, and the prospect of making social change an element of these providers’ missions are discussed. Laureate’s Global Citizenship Project is introduced, highlighting the development of the project’s civic engagement rubric and the challenges of assessing civic engagement.</p>

A New Era of Accountability

2020 ◽  
pp. 251-274
Author(s):  
Marilee Bresciani Ludvik
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Institutional Performance ◽  
New Era ◽  
Economic Stimulation ◽  
The Public ◽  
American Higher Education

The clash of whether higher education should serve the public good or economic stimulation seems more alive than ever to some, and to others, it has come to an end. Not agreeing on the purpose of American higher education certainly makes it difficult to know whether educators are being responsible for delivering what is expected of them. Rather than reviewing the important debate that has already taken place, this chapter seeks to merge the two seemingly juxtaposed disagreements and discuss how bringing the two purposes together may influence how we examine accountability. As such, an inquiry model, including ways to gather and interpret institutional performance indicators for accountability is posited. Practical suggestions for implementation of this methodology are provided.

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