Adventures in Academia (13 books)

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non fiction books about academia, educators in tertiary education. topics can range from history, politics, culture. particular focus on staff relevant perspectives or topics on the structure and management of the universities/colleges. topics mainly centered on corporate capture of academia, for profit models of education, analyses on the shift in teaching styles, casualization and insecurity of the workforce, for profit incentives in academic publishing etc

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1	University, Inc: The Corporate Corruption of Higher Education by Jennifer Washburn 3.74 avg rating — 101 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Contingent Faculty and the Remaking of Higher Education: A Labor History by Eric Fure-Slocum (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Planned Obsolescence: Publishing, Technology, and the Future of the Academy by Kathleen Fitzpatrick 3.94 avg rating — 102 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Knowledge Factory: Dismantling the Corporate University and Creating True Higher Learning by Stanley Aronowitz 3.93 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Great Mistake: How We Wrecked Public Universities and How We Can Fix Them by Christopher Newfield 4.04 avg rating — 83 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Lost Soul of Higher Education: Corporatization, the Assault on Academic Freedom, and the End of the American University by Ellen Schrecker 3.56 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Unmaking the Public University: The Forty-Year Assault on the Middle Class by Christopher Newfield 3.59 avg rating — 56 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto by Kevin M. Gannon 4.28 avg rating — 473 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	A Pedagogy of Kindness by Catherine J. Denial 4.18 avg rating — 281 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	“Whatever It Is, I’m Against It”: Resistance to Change in Higher Education by Brian Rosenberg 4.07 avg rating — 292 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Academia Next: The Futures of Higher Education by Bryan Alexander (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 74 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	City of Intellect: The Uses and Abuses of the University by Nicholas B. Dirks 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	After the Ivory Tower Falls: How College Broke the American Dream and Blew Up Our Politics—and How to Fix It by Will Bunch 3.94 avg rating — 1,063 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars