ERIC Number: EJ1153853
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Publication Date: 2017
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From Collusion to Collective Compassion: Putting "Heart" Back into the Neoliberal University
Mutch, Carol; Tatebe, Jennifer
Pastoral Care in Education, v35 n3 p221-234 2017
As neoliberal ideology has come to dominate higher education, the roles and relationships of managers, academics and students have changed radically. This article outlines ways in which neoliberalism and its companion ideology, neoconservatism, have impacted on higher education through a move to individualism, managerialism, measurement and accountability. While the context for this article is New Zealand, the experiences will resonate with academics worldwide. Using a conceptual framework highlighting conscious, unwitting and coercive complicity, the authors analyse their experiences of teaching in the neoliberal university. They discuss three themes to emerge from their findings: (a) universities as instruments of neoliberalism; (b) academics as managed subjects; and (c) students as entitled consumers. They conclude by offering examples of ways to resist the competitive and individualising regime by creating a culture of care and compassion.
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Higher Education, Individualism, Commercialization, Measurement, Accountability, Foreign Countries, Political Attitudes, Universities, College Faculty, Teaching Experience, Teacher Role, Student Role, College Role, Resistance (Psychology), Caring
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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