{"product_id":"9781350141551","title":"Social Theory and the Politics of Higher Education Critical Perspectives on Institutional Research","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSocial Theory and Methodology in Education Research\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSocial Theory and the Politics of Higher Education\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCritical Perspectives on Institutional Research\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMark Murphy | Mark Murphy | Ciaran Burke | Cristina Costa | Rille Raaper\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Schools \/ Levels \/ Higher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSocial Theory and the Politics of Higher Education \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together an international group of scholars who shine a theoretical light on the politics of academic life and higher education. The book covers three key areas: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1) Institutional governance, with a specific focus on issues such as measurement, surveillance, accountability, regulation, performance and institutional reputation.\u003cbr\u003e 2) Academic work, covering areas such as the changing nature of academic labour, neoliberalism and academic identity, and the role of gender and gender studies in university life. \u003cbr\u003e 3) Student experience, which includes case studies of student politics and protest, the impact of graduate debt and changing student identities. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The editors and chapter authors explore these topics through a theoretical lens, using the ideas of Michel Foucault, Niklas Luhmann, Barbara Adams, Donna Massey, Margaret Archer, Jürgen Habermas, Pierre Bourdieu, Hartmut Rosa, Norbert Elias and Donna Haraway, among others. The case studies, from Africa, Europe, Australia and South America, draw on a wide range of research approaches, and each chapter includes a set of critical reflections on how social theory and research methodology can work in tandem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e is a Reader in Education and Public Policy at the University of Glasgow, UK. He is the editor of the \u003ci\u003eSocial Theory and Methodology in Education Research\u003c\/i\u003e series (Bloomsbury).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCiaran Burke \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of Education in the Department of Education and Childhood, University of the West of England, UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCristina Costa \u003c\/b\u003eis Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Durham University, UK.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRille Raaper\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Durham University, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 December 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350141551\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332906090636,"sku":"9781350141551","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_ba409a37-0678-420f-bf05-80740d15c81d.jpg?v=1783607266","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350141551","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}