The erosion of academic freedom in UK higher education

Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-9

  Traianou, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic freedom; Free speech; Neoliberalism; New public management; Professionalism; UK higher education

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT; HIGHER EDUCATION; NEOLIBERALISM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84930664981     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16118014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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