{"product_id":"whackademia","title":"Whackademia","description":"\u003cp\u003eAustralian universities are not happy places. Despite the shiny rhetoric of excellence, quality, innovation and creativity, universities face a barrage of criticism over claims of declining standards, decreased funding, compromised assessment, increased vocationalism, overburdened academics and never-ending reviews and restructures. In a scathing insider exposé, Dr. Richard Hil lifts the lid on a higher education system that’s corporatised beyond recognition, steeped in bureaucracy and dominated by marketing and PR imperatives rather than intellectual pursuit. Fearless, ferocious and often funny, \u003cem\u003eWhackademia\u003c\/em\u003e exposes a world that stands in stark contrast to the slogans and mottos joyously promoted by our universities. Raising bold questions that go to the heart of Australian higher education, \u003cem\u003eWhackademia\u003c\/em\u003e is an unsentimental call for a re-enlightened higher education sector that’s not only about revenue, efficiencies and corporate profile. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55807710691672,"sku":"9781742232911","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781742232911.jpg?v=1778024725","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/whackademia","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}