Dystopia is now
The threats to academic freedom
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12858254 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher T Nelson (0000-0001-7892-8907, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-22 |
| Publication date | 2015-05-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1611-8014 • E-ISSN: 1863-5415 |
| Publisher | I nt er-R es ea rc h (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.3354/esep00158 |
| OpenAlex | W2323706731 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
A series of intersecting trends now threatens fundamental changes in the character of higher education. The gradual replacement of full-time tenured faculty with part-time teachers is the bedrock change, but it simultaneously serves the political impulse to defund higher education and makes it easier to impose the corporate model of instrumental education devoted narrowly to skills acquisition and job training. Humanities education should resist these trends with an alternative educational model
Academic freedom · Dystopia · Higher education · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Academic Publishing and Open Access · Health and Medical Research Impacts · Law · University Challenges and Reforms
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| Citations per year | 0.82 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |