Neoliberalism and the the value of higher education

Yvonne Downs

doi:10.1007/978-94-6300-854-9_5

Neoliberalism and the the value of higher education

Yvonne Downs

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Abstract

In this chapter I reflect on the influence of neoliberalism on the meanings and recognition of value in respect of higher education. The term neoliberalism is somewhat vague and conceptually overburdened and it is worth stating that I am defining it here as ‘a project for institutional change grounded in particular ideas about the social” and not simply as “an expression of the zeitgeist of global capitalism or as a conspiracy of ruling elites’ (Flew, 2014, p. 64).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Negotiating Neoliberalism
Subtitle of host publication	Developing alternative educational visions
Editors	Tim Rudd, Ivor Goodson
Place of Publication	Rotterdam
Publisher	Sense Publishers
Chapter	5
Pages	59-70
Number of pages	12
Volume	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9789463008549
ISBN (Print)	9789463008532, 9789463008525
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-854-9_5
Publication status	Published - 2017

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Neoliberalism and the the value of higher education

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