Public intellectuals vs. new public management: the defeat of public engagement in higher education

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 2271-2285

  Watermeyer, Richard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

academic engagement; academic management; academic work and identity; community engagement; educational policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928653254     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2015.1034261     Document Type: Article

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