The recent university reform and the changes in doctoral education have been shaking the academia during the past years. In parallel, capitalistic values seem to have taken their ground in the practices of the academic field. Drawing on the notion of academic capitalism, we reflect on this current demanding situation from a viewpoint of a doctoral student. Argumentation is based on a critical document analysis of a doctoral program account and on our own experiences as young university scholars. Our analysis suggests that besides economic benefit, academic capitalism can also be understood in reference to notions of quality, effectiveness and productivity. We discover that the position of a young academic is challenging in times when market...
The first year at the university is critical in shaping the student s future academic development. S...
At the back of all economic analytical methods applied to education there is the assumption concerni...
Tutkimus perustuu Opetushallituksen ja Kansallisen koulutuksen arviointikeskuksen keräämään pitkittä...
This article examines the discourse of performance orientation and effectiviness in Finnish educatio...
This article investigates ecosocial education theory from a materialist queer ecofeminist perspectiv...
The authors discuss the self-perceptions of classroom assistants in the context of fiscal contractio...
Both the field of higher education and the role of the university in general have been among the tar...
Artikkelissa tarkastellaan kehitystä kohti koulutuspoliittiseksi paradoksiksi nimettyä tilannetta, j...
The focus in this study is on university curriculum design and on the experiences of its speed. The ...
Combining work with family life is a topical and socially important question. This article examines ...
The study examines the attitude of university staff and students towards a 23-year-old female studen...
The article deals with the challenges imposed by the techno-scientific, sociological and ethical rev...
The importance of teachers’ biographical research has been firmly acknowledged in education and soci...
The Centre of Research Methods (in operation between 1998–2009 at the University of Lapland,) repres...
A grown-up, autonomous and responsible university student sounds good in festive speeches, but the r...
The first year at the university is critical in shaping the student s future academic development. S...
At the back of all economic analytical methods applied to education there is the assumption concerni...
Tutkimus perustuu Opetushallituksen ja Kansallisen koulutuksen arviointikeskuksen keräämään pitkittä...
This article examines the discourse of performance orientation and effectiviness in Finnish educatio...
This article investigates ecosocial education theory from a materialist queer ecofeminist perspectiv...
The authors discuss the self-perceptions of classroom assistants in the context of fiscal contractio...
Both the field of higher education and the role of the university in general have been among the tar...
Artikkelissa tarkastellaan kehitystä kohti koulutuspoliittiseksi paradoksiksi nimettyä tilannetta, j...
The focus in this study is on university curriculum design and on the experiences of its speed. The ...
Combining work with family life is a topical and socially important question. This article examines ...
The study examines the attitude of university staff and students towards a 23-year-old female studen...
The article deals with the challenges imposed by the techno-scientific, sociological and ethical rev...
The importance of teachers’ biographical research has been firmly acknowledged in education and soci...
The Centre of Research Methods (in operation between 1998–2009 at the University of Lapland,) repres...
A grown-up, autonomous and responsible university student sounds good in festive speeches, but the r...
The first year at the university is critical in shaping the student s future academic development. S...
At the back of all economic analytical methods applied to education there is the assumption concerni...
Tutkimus perustuu Opetushallituksen ja Kansallisen koulutuksen arviointikeskuksen keräämään pitkittä...