Can critical management education be critical in a formal higher educational setting?

@article{citeulike:1457358, abstract = {This article attempts to establish the scope of critical management education in a formal educational setting. It is based on an empirical study of 24 academic staffs\’ experience of engaging critical management education in four UK University Business Schools. The study seems to show that there are significant barriers to and potential pitfalls in introducing critical management education in a formal higher educational setting. The problems seem to be attributable to the institutionalised assessment rules and regulations, marketisation of higher education, power embedded in the professional roles of university teachers, learning styles and cultural diversity of students, and classroom practices required to support critical teaching and learning. Critical management education requires labour intensive pedagogy, and the approach is not to be recommended to Business Schools that are constrained by resources and experiencing low staff morale, otherwise it may generates individual self-doubt and cynicism.}, author = {Choo, Kok L. }, citeulike-article-id = {1457358}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13562510701415524}, journal = {Teaching in Higher Education}, keywords = {education}, number = {4}, pages = {485--497}, posted-at = {2007-07-15 10:10:10}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Routledge}, title = {Can critical management education be critical in a formal higher educational setting?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13562510701415524}, volume = {12}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1457358 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1457358 N2 - This article attempts to establish the scope of critical management education in a formal educational setting. It is based on an empirical study of 24 academic staffs’ experience of engaging critical management education in four UK University Business Schools. The study seems to show that there are significant barriers to and potential pitfalls in introducing critical management education in a formal higher educational setting. The problems seem to be attributable to the institutionalised assessment rules and regulations, marketisation of higher education, power embedded in the professional roles of university teachers, learning styles and cultural diversity of students, and classroom practices required to support critical teaching and learning. Critical management education requires labour intensive pedagogy, and the approach is not to be recommended to Business Schools that are constrained by resources and experiencing low staff morale, otherwise it may generates individual self-doubt and cynicism. IS - 4 JF - Teaching in Higher Education EP - 497 TI - Can critical management education be critical in a formal higher educational setting? PB - Routledge VL - 12 SP - 485 KW - education AU - Choo, Kok PY - 2007/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13562510701415524 ER -