On the Possibility of a Public Regime in Higher Education: Rethinking Normative Principles and Policy Frameworks

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  • Author(s): Durán Del Fierro, Francisco (ORCID Durán Del Fierro, Francisco (ORCID 0000-0003-0534-5342)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Critical Studies in Education. 2023 64(2):151-167.
  • Publication Date:
    2023
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Evaluative
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      17
    • Education Level:
      Higher Education
      Postsecondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Higher Education; Educational Policy; Neoliberalism; Diversity (Institutional); Institutional Autonomy; Commercialization; Freedom; Quality Assurance; Educational Change; Marketing; Administrative Organization
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/17508487.2022.2032234
    • ISSN:
      1750-8487
      1750-8495
    • Abstract:
      The process of reversing a neoliberal regime in highly marketised higher education systems entails the discussion of such a regime's normative principles and policy frameworks. Little has been said about what decommodification would involve or the implications of such a project for the constitution of a public regime in higher education. Two principles are discussed in this paper to delve into these concerns in detail: institutional diversity and autonomy. In addition, the role of quality policies is considered. In this respect, I critically analyse how the neoliberal regime in higher education has adopted these normative principles and policies. I claim that this regime has defined the content of the boundaries of such elements through a particular understanding of objectivity, neutrality and impartiality. Then, I discuss the plausibility of a public regime in higher education by rethinking these categories, which entails the reconsideration of the relationship between power, knowledge and subjectivity.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2023
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1386617