Education and the Marketplace: Conflicting Arenas? Response to "A Postmodern Explanation of Student Consumerism in Higher Education"

Considers assumptions made in by Delucchi (Michael) and Smith (William L.) (1997) in their postmodern explanation of student consumerism. Suggests, instead, that problems encountered in college classrooms are more likely the result of two interacting social forces: (1) educators' changing pedag...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Teaching sociology 1997-10, Vol.25 (4), p.328-332
1. Verfasser:	Eisenberg, Anne F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Classroom Environment Classroom interaction Classrooms College Instruction Consumer Economics Consumer education Consumerism Conversation Diversity (Student) Educational Change Educational Practices Educational Principles Higher Education Knowledge Learning Learning Processes Markets Middle class Outcomes of Education Pedagogy Postmodern philosophy Postmodernism Role of Education Social Influences Socialization Society Sociology Student Attitudes Student Interests Student Teacher Relationship Students Teacher Expectations of Students Teachers Teaching Teaching methods Writers
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Zusammenfassung:	Considers assumptions made in by Delucchi (Michael) and Smith (William L.) (1997) in their postmodern explanation of student consumerism. Suggests, instead, that problems encountered in college classrooms are more likely the result of two interacting social forces: (1) educators' changing pedagogy; and (2) shifting classroom dynamics. Discusses implications of this understanding for changing classroom dynamics. (DSK)
ISSN:	0092-055X 1939-862X
DOI:	10.2307/1319302