Frankfurt School Critique of Capitalist Culture: A Critical Theory for Post-Democratic Society and Its Re-Education
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A critical examination of a new American society ruled by a recently emerged quasi-hereditary elite/master class whose loyalties are to international capitalism and super-profits, not the welfare of its beneficiaries, the people…. More >>
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The Market for Academics
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This book addresses academic labor markets in three countries: France, Germany, and the United States. The management of faculty careers is a critical issue in university autonomy, and in many countries recent reforms have increasingly addressed this area. Musselin’s exhaustive empirical research on academic job hiring practices and faculty career patterns included over 200 interviews with faculty members and administrators concerning two disciplines: history an… More >>
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Education Reform at the “Edge of Chaos”: Constructing ETCH for an optimal learning environment
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ETCH frames an alternative educational theoretical base – a hybrid complex adaptive systems theory model for education – that more effectively meets the demands to prepare students for the 21st century. ETCH differs by focusing on the systemic, autopoietic nature of schools. It considers the open, fluid processes of school systems as a dissipative structure— nonlinear in our ability to completely predict the results of any specific intervention…. More >>
Education Reform at the “Edge of Chaos”: Constructing ETCH for an optimal learning environment
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