Neo-liberal Reform and the Big Data University

Andrew Feenberg has taken issue with the “neo-liberal agenda” that is currently guiding how far too many universities both conceptualize and use “educational technology.” In this article, I expand the scope of his critical discussion to include analysis of contemporary higher education initiatives t...

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Published inFoundations of science Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 377 - 380
Main Author Selinger, Evan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2017
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Analysis
Big Data
Commentary
Data management
Education
Mathematical Logic and Foundations
Methodology of the Social Sciences
Neoliberalism
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of technology
Student privacy
Scientism
Big data
Autonomy
Surveillance
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Summary:Andrew Feenberg has taken issue with the “neo-liberal agenda” that is currently guiding how far too many universities both conceptualize and use “educational technology.” In this article, I expand the scope of his critical discussion to include analysis of contemporary higher education initiatives that capitalize on big data.
ISSN:1233-1821
1572-8471
DOI:10.1007/s10699-015-9446-7