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The global HE sector is being profoundly reshaped by global neoliberalism, driven by economic imperatives to develop ‘global, entrepreneurial, corporate, commercialised universities’ (Morley, 2011: 224). Within this neoliberal context policy discourses are increasingly being driven by world league tables, market competition, and the dominance of prestige culture with increasing pressure for universities to position themselves as ‘world-class’.
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Stevenson, J., Whelan, P., Burke, P.J. (2017). ‘Teaching Excellence’ in the Context of Frailty. In: Kinchin, I.M., Winstone, N.E. (eds) Pedagogic Frailty and Resilience in the University. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-983-6_5
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