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ERIC Number: EJ1073584
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0316-1218
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The University Corporatization Shift: A Longitudinal Analysis of University Admission Handbooks, 1980 to 2010
Davidson, Cliff
Canadian Journal of Higher Education, v45 n2 p193-213 2015
This paper explores university corporatization and its impact on university literature, examining the frequency and placement of content in the admissions handbooks (viewbooks) of six Ontario universities from 1980 to 2010, at five-year intervals. Government budget cuts implemented in the mid-1990s served as a point of interest in the timing of corporatization. Content analysis showed a decreased emphasis on academics and an increased emphasis on the university experience; academics moved toward the back of the viewbooks, and student experience and university-specific advantages moved toward the front. The timing of these changes, however, did not correlate, as expected, with government budget cuts of the mid-1990s.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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