Power, Knowledge and the Academy : The Institutional is Political /

This book takes a close-up and critical look at both the elusive and blatant workings and consequences of power in a range of everyday sites in universities. Chapters focus on specific locations in which power shapes personal and institutional knowledge including student-supervisor relationships, re...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Gillies, Val (Editor), Lucey, Helen (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
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Summary:This book takes a close-up and critical look at both the elusive and blatant workings and consequences of power in a range of everyday sites in universities. Chapters focus on specific locations in which power shapes personal and institutional knowledge including student-supervisor relationships, research teams, networking, and literature reviews.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XI, 194 pages)
ISBN:9780230287013
DOI:10.1057/9780230287013