Power, knowledge and the academy : the institutional is political.
- New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
- 256 p.
Hardcover.
Power is everywhere. But what is it and how does it infuse personal and institutional relationships in higher education? Power, Knowledge and the Academy: The Institutional is Political takes a close-up and critical look at both the elusive and blatant workings and consequences of power in a range of everyday sites in universities. Chapters focus on specific locations in which power shapes personal and institutional knowledge including student-supervisor relationships, research teams, networking, the Research Assessment Exercise in the UK, and literature reviews.
1403998175 9781403998170
Education
Higher & further education.
Occupational & industrial psychology.
Organization & management of education.
Sociology, Social Studies.
Women's studies.
Educational equalization - Great Britain.
Graduate Departments And Schools.
Sociology Of Education.
Social Science.
Education / Teaching.
Sociology.
Education / General.
Education / Higher.
Higher.
Social Science / Gender Studies.
Social Science / Women's Studies.
Gender Studies.
Organizations & Institutions.
Gender Studies / Gay & Lesbian Studies.
378 / POW
Hardcover.
Power is everywhere. But what is it and how does it infuse personal and institutional relationships in higher education? Power, Knowledge and the Academy: The Institutional is Political takes a close-up and critical look at both the elusive and blatant workings and consequences of power in a range of everyday sites in universities. Chapters focus on specific locations in which power shapes personal and institutional knowledge including student-supervisor relationships, research teams, networking, the Research Assessment Exercise in the UK, and literature reviews.
1403998175 9781403998170
Education
Higher & further education.
Occupational & industrial psychology.
Organization & management of education.
Sociology, Social Studies.
Women's studies.
Educational equalization - Great Britain.
Graduate Departments And Schools.
Sociology Of Education.
Social Science.
Education / Teaching.
Sociology.
Education / General.
Education / Higher.
Higher.
Social Science / Gender Studies.
Social Science / Women's Studies.
Gender Studies.
Organizations & Institutions.
Gender Studies / Gay & Lesbian Studies.
378 / POW