{"product_id":"beyond-mcdonaldization-dennis-hayes-9781138282582","title":"Beyond McDonaldization: Visions of Higher Education","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeyond McDonaldization\u003c\/em\u003e provides new concepts of higher education for the twenty-first century in a unique manner, challenging much that is written in mainstream texts. This book undertakes a reassessment of the growth of McDonaldization in higher education by exploring how the application of Ritzer's four features \u003ci\u003eefficiency, predictability, calculability \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e control\u003c\/i\u003e has become commonplace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis wide-ranging text discusses arguments surrounding the industrialisation of higher education, with case studies and contributions from a wide range of international authors. Written in an accessible style, \u003ci\u003eBeyond McDonaldization\u003c\/i\u003e examines questions such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eCan we regain academic freedom whilst challenging the McDonaldization of thought and ideas?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs a McDonaldization of every aspect of academic life inevitable?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eWill the new focus on student experience damage young people?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy is a McDonaldized education living on borrowed time?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs it possible to recreate the university of the past or must we start anew?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDoes this industrialisation meet the educational needs of developing economies?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book brings international discussions on the changing world of higher education and the theory of McDonaldization together, seeking to provide a positive future vision of higher education. Analysing and situating the discussion of higher education within a wider social, political and cultural context, this ground-breaking text will have a popular appeal with students, academics and educationalists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis Hayes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138282588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138282582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Dennis Hayes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48087716954367,"sku":"9781138282582","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2b148a6c-328f-47ad-a3f2-a1c941c2ea1d.jpg?v=1769101007","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-mcdonaldization-dennis-hayes-9781138282582","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}