{"product_id":"digital-technology-and-the-contemporary-university-degrees-of-digitization-paperback","title":"Digital Technology and the Contemporary University: Degrees of digitization - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeil Selwyn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDigital Technology and the Contemporary University\u003c\/em\u003e examines the often messy realities of higher education in the 'digital age'. Drawing on a variety of theoretical and empirical perspectives, the book explores the intimate links between digital technology and wider shifts within contemporary higher education - not least the continued rise of the managerialist 'bureaucratic' university. It highlights the ways that these new trends can be challenged, and possibly changed altogether. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddressing a persistent gap in higher education and educational technology research, where digital technology is rarely subject to an appropriately critical approach, \u003ci\u003eDegrees of Digitization\u003c\/i\u003e offers an alternative reading of the social, political, economic and cultural issues surrounding universities and technology. The book highlights emerging themes that are beginning to be recognised and discussed in academia, but as yet have not been explored thoroughly. Over the course of eight wide-ranging chapters the book addresses issues such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe role of digital technology in university reform;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDigital technologies and the organisation of universities; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDigital technology and the working lives of university staff; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDigital technology and the 'student experience'; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eReimagining the place of digital technology within the contemporary university. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of great interest to all students, academic researchers and writers working in the areas of education studies and\/or educational technology, as well as being essential reading for anyone working in the areas of higher education research and digital media research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeil Selwyn\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Education at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45340972580966,"sku":"9780415724623","price":108.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/RDE1b2lnL2xhNUZRbFl0UmdWYi9XQT09.webp?v=1774810195","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/digital-technology-and-the-contemporary-university-degrees-of-digitization-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}