Universities and the Production of Elites
Discourses, Policies, and Strategies of Excellence and Stratification in Higher Education
Editors: Bloch, R., Mitterle, A., Paradeise, C., Peter, T. (Eds.)
Free Preview- Explores the processes that produce elite universities and academic elites
- Examines critically a range of discourses, strategies and policies employed by institutions to foster elitism
- Draws on a range of international case studies from across North America, Europe, and Asia
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- About this book
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This book explores how universities as organizations influence and construct the production of academic elites and elitist institutions. It analyzes the role played by the reorganization of higher education (HE) institutions, stimulated by new performance-based narratives aimed at building attractiveness towards stakeholders such as governments, prospective employers, academics, and students. Based on American, European, and Asian case studies of HE systems and institutions considered at various scales, the volume analyzes the consequences of increasing competition between HE institutions which are facing challenges such as the internationalization of higher education supply, the shortage of public resources and the structural changes of labor market demands. It argues that policy discourses and tools, as well as assessment devices such as rankings and accreditation, incentivize HE institutions to develop positioning strategies that contribute to stratification and the production of elites. It will be of great interest to students and researchers in the fields of higher education, sociology, and education policy.
- About the authors
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Roland Bloch is a research associate at the Institute of Sociology and the Center for School and Educational Research at Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany.
Alexander Mitterle is a research associate at the Institute of Sociology and the Center for School and Educational Research at Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany.
Catherine Paradeise is a sociologist and Professor Emeritus at University Paris Est-LISIS, France.
Tobias Peter is a research associate at the Institute of Sociology at Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Germany.
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“All agree that the global expansion of the university is revolutionizing contemporary society, but to what end? Assembling leading intellectuals, Bloch, Mitterle, Paradeise, and Peter offer an unique and groundbreaking analysis of this transforming phenomenon coming to challenging new theoretical and empirical conclusions. Universities and the Production of Elites is one of the richest collections of essays on the future impact of the university to appear in some time.” (David P. Baker, Professor of Sociology, Education and Demography, Pennsylvania State University, USA)
- Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Introduction: Universities and the Production of Elites
Pages 1-29
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Excellence: On the Genealogical Reconstruction of a Rationality
Pages 33-51
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Opening the Black Box of the Elitism Dispositif: Graduate Schools in Economics
Pages 53-79
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Stratification through a Binary Degree Structure in Finnish Higher Education
Pages 83-101
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How Effective Have Reform Policies Been in Redesigning the French Higher Education and Research System?
Pages 103-125
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Universities and the Production of Elites
- Book Subtitle
- Discourses, Policies, and Strategies of Excellence and Stratification in Higher Education
- Editors
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- Roland Bloch
- Alexander Mitterle
- Catherine Paradeise
- Tobias Peter
- Series Title
- Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-53970-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-53970-6
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-53969-0
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-85288-1
- Series ISSN
- 2662-4214
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XI, 392
- Number of Illustrations
- 10 b/w illustrations
- Topics
