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The Corporate Campus Commercialization and the Dangers to Canada's Colleges and University
Turk, James Publisher: James Lorimer & Company Ltd. Date Written: 01/01/2000 Year Published: 2000 Resource Type: Book
An in-depth analysis of the commercialization of Canada's universities and colleges and the the threat to quality education this shift posesses.
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For 50 years, the quality of education offered by Canadian universities and colleges steadily improved, along with access to these institutions. By the end of the 1990s, these gains were in danger.
As tuition fees increased, universities made new and often secret arrangements with the private sector; as courses and research were offered up for sale, Canada's institutions of higher learning were at risk of losing sight of the public interest. In this volume respected scholars--including Ursula Franklin, Dr. Nancy Olivieri, and William Bruneau--examine the many issues surrounding the commercialization of colleges and universities.
The Corporate Campus offers penetrating analyses of the threats posed by remodelling post-secondary institutions along corporate lines.
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Preface INTRODUCTION What Commercialization Means for Education James L. Turk
PART I - WHAT IS AT STAKE? What is at Stake? Universities in Context Ursula Franklin Academic Freedom or Commercial Licence? William Graham Commercialization and Resistance: Commercial Take-over of Post-Secondary Education Wayne N. Renke
PART 2 - PRIVATIZING KNOWLEDGE When Money and Truth Collide Nancy Olivieri Private Interest and Public Peril at the Health Protection Branch Michelle Brill-Edwards Academia in the Service of Industry: the Ag Biotech Model E. Ann Clark
PART 3 - TEACHING AS A COMMODITY Introducing the Automatic Professor Machine Langdon Winner Digital Diploma Mills: Rehearsal for the Revolution David F NobleTrading Away the Public System: The WTO and Post-Secondary Education Marjorie Griffin Cohen
PART 4 - CORPORATE MANAGEMENT AND ITS CONSEQUENCES Betrayal of the Public Trust: Corporate Governance of Canadian Universities Michael Conlon Impact of the Corporate Management Style Maureen Shaw Shall We Perform or Shall We Be Free? William Bruneau
PART 5 - IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: RECLAIMING OUR PURPOSE To not intend, or to intend not ... that is the question Janice Newson Shifting Gears: Creative Resistance to Corporatization Claire Polster What is to Be Done? Envisioning the University's Future Paul Axelrod
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