Routledge Handbook of the Sociology of Higher E, Cote, Pickard..

Name: Routledge Handbook of the Sociology of Higher E, Cote, Pickard..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Routledge Handbook of the Sociology of Higher EducationAuthor(s): James E. Ct, Sarah Pickard\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032201474, 978-1032201474\nSynopsis\nHigher education has come under increasing public scrutiny in recent years, assailed with demands for greater efficiency, accountability, cost reduction, and, above all, job training. Drawing upon examples from across the world, with an emphasis on Anglo-American higher-education systems, this handbook employs sociological approaches to address these pressing concerns. The second edition is thoroughly updated and adds several new chapters to shed further light on the transformations wrought by the interrelated processes of massification, vocationalization, and marketization that have swept through universities in the wake of neoliberal reforms introduced by governments since the 1980s.\n\nThe handbook explores recent developments in higher-education sys.