Universities and the Production of Elites Discourses, Policies, and Strategies of Excellence and Stratification in Higher Education /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bloch, Roland (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Mitterle, Alexander (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Paradeise, Catherine (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Peter, Tobias (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education,
• Subjects: Higher education.; Educational sociology.; School management and organization.; School administration.; Educational policy.; Education and state.; Educational sociology .; Education and sociology.; Higher Education.; Sociology of Education.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.; Educational Policy and Politics.

This book explores how universities as organizations influence and construct the production of academic elites and elitist institutions. It analyzes the role played by the reorganization of higher education (HE) institutions, stimulated by new performance-based narratives aimed at building attractiv...