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Beyond ‘Entrepreneurialism of the Self’

What it Means to be a Student in the Neoliberal University

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Negotiating Neoliberalism

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The community of teachers and scholars from which the university derives its name (Bass Mullinger, 1911) is a venerable institution, its meanings and practices characterised by significant shifts as well as continuities over its thousand year history (Scott, 2006).

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Edmond, N. (2017). Beyond ‘Entrepreneurialism of the Self’. In: Rudd, T., Goodson, I.F. (eds) Negotiating Neoliberalism. Studies in Professional Life and Work, vol 3. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-854-9_6

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