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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACADEMIC CAPITALISM AND STUDENT CULTURE AT TWO FOUR-YEAR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
by
Rocke DeMark
________________________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCTATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements of the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
August 2011
Copyright 2011 Rocke DeMark
Object Description
| Title | The relationship between academic capitalism and student culture at two four-year higher education institutions |
| Author | DeMark, Rocke |
| Author email | demark@usc.edu;rocke031@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-05-24 |
| Date submitted | 2011-06-14 |
| Date approved | 2011-06-14 |
| Restricted until | 2011-06-14 |
| Date published | 2011-06-14 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Kezar, Adrianna |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Melguizo, Tatiana Robison, Mark |
| Abstract | The current literature pertaining to US News & World Report college rankings mainly focuses on the effects they have on prospective college students but ignores students who are enrolled. These rankings are a byproduct of academic capitalism, a larger force in higher education. This study investigates the ways academic capitalism influences student culture in order to help comprehend how the rankings may affect current students. A mixed methods, comparative case study was conducted at two similar, non-profit, private institutions. The main difference between the two institutions was the approach administrators took towards the US News & World Report rankings. One university used the rankings to determine the institution’s direction, while the other university did not. The study’s participants consisted of current students and university administrators, who took part in individual interviews, focus groups, and online surveys. ❧ ❧ This study found that student culture appears to be influenced by the increasing presence of academic capitalism. The institution that emphasized the rankings had a competitive student culture where the students were more focused on personal interests. However, the institution appeared to be thriving from a financial standpoint. In contrast, the institution that did not focus on the rankings featured more community- and civic-minded students. Additionally, this institution was experiencing financial difficulties that were harming the student culture. This study determines that institutions should attempt to find a balance between honoring important missions and values that have defined higher education in the past and accepting the capitalistic management approach that is necessary to thrive in the future. ❧ |
| Keyword | academic capitalism; student culture; rankings; college rankings; us news & world report; capitalism; higher education |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Rights | DeMark, Rocke |
| Access conditions | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume71/etd-DeMarkRock-24.pdf |
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| Full text | THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACADEMIC CAPITALISM AND STUDENT CULTURE AT TWO FOUR-YEAR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS by Rocke DeMark ________________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCTATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION August 2011 Copyright 2011 Rocke DeMark |
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