Symbolic Interactionism and Moral Hazards in Higher Education

Autor/in	Moore, Louella
Titel	Symbolic Interactionism and Moral Hazards in Higher Education
Quelle	In: Administrative Issues Journal: Education, Practice, and Research, 2 (2012) 2, S.26-39 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2153-7615
Schlagwörter	Public Colleges; Higher Education; Partnerships in Education; Interaction; Economic Factors; Accountability; Moral Values; Interdisciplinary Approach; Food Service; Socioeconomic Influences; Marketing; Competition; Microeconomics; Cooperation; Student Recruitment; College Students; Student Characteristics; Stakeholders; Citizenship; College Faculty; Government (Administrative Body); Administrators; Accreditation (Institutions); State Government; Federal Government; Case Studies; Mass Media; Privatization; Sexual Abuse; College Athletics; Arkansas; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Interaktion; Ökonomischer Faktor; Verantwortung; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Wettkampf; Mikroökonomie; Co-operation; Kooperation; Collegestudent; Staatsbürgerschaft; Fakultät; Government; Regierung; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Bund-Länder-Beziehung; Bundesregierung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Massenmedien; Privatisation; Privatisierung; Sexueller Missbrauch; College athletes; Collegesport; Hochschulsport
Abstract	Public colleges and universities today are more than institutions of academic study. They play a role in the economic and social life of their communities by engaging in partnerships aimed at enhancing their scope and brand image. This paper suggests these partnered activities do more than just manage costs and replace state support during economic downturns; the activities are also central to managing the image and political scope of the institution. This paper presents an exploratory, multi-disciplinary examination of the market forces and potential moral hazards inherent in hybrid public/private partnerships in higher education. Agency and symbolic interaction concepts are used to explain the uses of private/public partnerships to achieve both symbolic and functional ends. The theoretical constructs are applied to three recent cases--a food service arrangement at University of Central Arkansas, an online course platform contract at Arkansas State University, and the Pennsylvania State/Sandusky/Paterno situation. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01