Open education. From the freedom of things to the freedom of people
In this book chapter I offer a critical analysis of Open Education, a growing international movement of educators and educational institutions who, through the use of the Internet, seek to provide...
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The Co-operative University: Labour, property and pedagogy
My paper for the conference, Governing Academic Life is available for download and I welcome comments here or via email. Thank you. Abstract We are witnessing an “assault” on universities (Bailey and...
View ArticleStudent debt linked to the value of academic labour?
Andrew McGettigan has posted a useful analysis of the government’s ‘plans’ for financing higher education. What struck me was his last remark: “In immediate policy terms, OBR assumes that tuition fees...
View ArticleWages for Students!
“We are fed up with working for free We demand real money now for the schoolwork we do. We must force capital, which profits from our work, to pay for our schoolwork. Only then can we stop depending on...
View ArticleThe co-operative university: Labour, property and pedagogy
I begin this article by discussing the recent work of academics and activists to identify the advan- tages and issues relating to co-operative forms of higher education, and then focus on the ‘worker...
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Student demands for democratic control over universities
These notes are the start of an ongoing attempt to document each instance where occupying students or/and academics include greater democratic governance among their demands from university management...
View ArticleCo-operative Leadership for Higher Education
Mike Neary and I have been awarded funding by the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education to focus on ‘co-operative leadership’ in the higher education context. Below is the introductory section of...
View ArticleThe University of Utopia
Letters from Utopia, first published in Post-16 Educator (84). Download PDF. “The state of abundance is not a Utopian vision but the real possibility of conditions already in existence.” (Kay and...
View ArticleMass Intellectuality and Democratic Leadership in Higher Education
Reblogged from Richard Hall’s website: Working with 20 co-authors, Joss Winn and I have just submitted the manuscript for Mass Intellectuality and Democratic Leadership in Higher Education. The edited...
View ArticleMass Intellectuality and Democratic Leadership in Higher Education
Due out in August 2017… “This book critically analyses intellectual leadership in the university, exploring ongoing efforts from around the world to create alternative models for organizing higher...
View ArticleSocial co-operatives and the democratisation of higher education
Richard Hall and I presented the following paper at The Co-operative Education and Research Conference, 5-6 April 2017, Manchester. A link to download the paper is below the abstract. It is a version...
View ArticleReview of Richard Hall (2018). The Alienated Academic. The Struggle for...
Originally published in Postdigital Science and Education. ~ As he writes, the fourth wall is crumbling. He is sitting in his office towards the end of a winter’s day. Outside the window he hears...
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Mike Neary (1956-2023)
Photo by Alice Neary Eulogy for Mike, 14th February 2023. “Mike was my friend, colleague, PhD supervisor, and co-author of ten articles and book chapters. Because we worked closely together for over a...
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