Academic Capitalism: Politics, Policies, and the Entrepreneurial University

Sheila Slaughter, Larry L. Leslie

Johns Hopkins University Press, Oct 4, 1999 - Education - 276 pages

"The globalization of the political economy at the end of the twentieth century is destabilizing the patterns of university professional work developed over the past hundred years. One of the major changes that has taken place as a result of globalization is that faculty, who were previously situated between capital and labor, are now positioned squarely in the marketplace." "To grasp the extent of changes taking place and to understand the forces of change, Academic Capitalism examines the current state of academic careers and institutions, with a particular focus on public research universities in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. In this wide-ranging analysis, Slaughter and Leslie leave no aspect of academic work unexplored: undergraduate and graduate education, teaching and research, student aid policies, and federal research policies. All are part of the equation. The authors pay particular attention to how faculty spend their time, what forces drive their choices of activities, and what this means for higher education."--BOOK JACKET.

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About the author

Sheila Slaughter is a professor of higher education at the Center for the Study of Higher Education, University of Arizona. Her books include Higher Learning and High Technology. Larry L. Leslie is a professor of higher education and the academic dean, College of Education, University of Arizona. His books include The Economic Value of Higher Education.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Academic Capitalism: Politics, Policies, and the Entrepreneurial University; Academic Capitalism; American Land Classics
• Authors: Sheila Slaughter, Larry L. Leslie
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999
• ISBN: 0801862582, 9780801862588
• Length: 276 pages
• Subjects: Education / Educational Policy & Reform / General; Education / Higher; Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / General