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Papers by Stacy Maddern
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest, Apr 20, 2009
Palgrave Studies in Science and Popular Culture, 2023
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest, Apr 20, 2009
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest, Apr 20, 2009
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest, Apr 20, 2009
Journal of labor and society, Mar 3, 2019
The latest book by Martin Parker is a self-confessed polemic that results from two decades of tea... more The latest book by Martin Parker is a self-confessed polemic that results from two decades of teaching in business schools based in the United Kingdom. Shut Down the Business School: What's Wrong with Management Education draws a lurid picture of what goes on within the business school, which Parker identifies as the "most significant addition" to universities in the Global North over the last 50 years. Much of the "analysis" put forth in the book is the product of first-hand experience and literary sources, which the author utilizes merely as a foundation for critical review of the study of management and the business school itself. Parker comes across in search of a purpose, one that attempts to find meaning in the business school, but in the larger context of the university itself. The book is concerned mainly with failing to teach a knowledge that practices intrinsic good as a primary pedagogical goal. Parker speaks the language of academic reformism, the type that attacks the institutional mission of higher education for failing to impact the world around it. Instead, as the author observes there is no longer a pursuit of research or teaching that strives to impact the world. The book presents a story of corruption, one where presidents and deans follow the money and researchers pump out what the author describes as "paint-by-numbers papers for journals that no one reads" (pp. 14-15). At the forefront, the business school has an ideological pursuit that fails to be anchored by ethical constraints. This "massive force" is one that has managed to infiltrate nearly 13,000 established institutions of higher learning while generating a global income of at least $400 billion. The acceptance and incorporation of such reveals an intellectual culture seeking to maintain its relevance by sacrificing its integrity. Such is not a triumphant history of growth, but rather, as Parker explains, "a story of loss" as the business school began to "isolate itself from the social sciences and humanities" by bowing its knee to "neo-classical economics and behavioral psychology" (p. 14). Parker provides an extensive review of the literature on education to reveal the growth of the "hidden curriculum," or the unintended lessons, values, and perspectives that students are exposed to through the formal curriculum. Here, unspoken or implicit academic, social, and cultural messages are believed to have greater impact on shaping student learning. It is not to say that the use of such is unprofessional or unethical; in many cases, it can be reduced to a pedagogical approach or instructional context. The hidden curriculum reveals what and who matters, which places are most important and what topics can be ignored. Parker's analysis includes learning of what not to do, particularly what practices or habits to avoid as essential.
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest, 2009
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest, 2009
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest
Palgrave Studies in Science and Popular Culture
Journal of labor and society, Jan 30, 2023
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest, 2009
The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism, 2021
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest, Apr 20, 2009
Palgrave Studies in Science and Popular Culture, 2023
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest, Apr 20, 2009
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest, Apr 20, 2009
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest, Apr 20, 2009
Journal of labor and society, Mar 3, 2019
The latest book by Martin Parker is a self-confessed polemic that results from two decades of tea... more The latest book by Martin Parker is a self-confessed polemic that results from two decades of teaching in business schools based in the United Kingdom. Shut Down the Business School: What's Wrong with Management Education draws a lurid picture of what goes on within the business school, which Parker identifies as the "most significant addition" to universities in the Global North over the last 50 years. Much of the "analysis" put forth in the book is the product of first-hand experience and literary sources, which the author utilizes merely as a foundation for critical review of the study of management and the business school itself. Parker comes across in search of a purpose, one that attempts to find meaning in the business school, but in the larger context of the university itself. The book is concerned mainly with failing to teach a knowledge that practices intrinsic good as a primary pedagogical goal. Parker speaks the language of academic reformism, the type that attacks the institutional mission of higher education for failing to impact the world around it. Instead, as the author observes there is no longer a pursuit of research or teaching that strives to impact the world. The book presents a story of corruption, one where presidents and deans follow the money and researchers pump out what the author describes as "paint-by-numbers papers for journals that no one reads" (pp. 14-15). At the forefront, the business school has an ideological pursuit that fails to be anchored by ethical constraints. This "massive force" is one that has managed to infiltrate nearly 13,000 established institutions of higher learning while generating a global income of at least $400 billion. The acceptance and incorporation of such reveals an intellectual culture seeking to maintain its relevance by sacrificing its integrity. Such is not a triumphant history of growth, but rather, as Parker explains, "a story of loss" as the business school began to "isolate itself from the social sciences and humanities" by bowing its knee to "neo-classical economics and behavioral psychology" (p. 14). Parker provides an extensive review of the literature on education to reveal the growth of the "hidden curriculum," or the unintended lessons, values, and perspectives that students are exposed to through the formal curriculum. Here, unspoken or implicit academic, social, and cultural messages are believed to have greater impact on shaping student learning. It is not to say that the use of such is unprofessional or unethical; in many cases, it can be reduced to a pedagogical approach or instructional context. The hidden curriculum reveals what and who matters, which places are most important and what topics can be ignored. Parker's analysis includes learning of what not to do, particularly what practices or habits to avoid as essential.
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest, 2009
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest, 2009
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest
Palgrave Studies in Science and Popular Culture
Journal of labor and society, Jan 30, 2023
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest, 2009
The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism, 2021