Professional Culture of Lecturers in the Face of Managerialism: The Case of South Russian Universities
Journal: ORIENTAL STUDIES
Year: 2024

Introduction. Classical universities had been created and functioned for centuries as a social institution of culture reproduction. The role of lecturers in the process used to be a leading one. In order to successfully fulfill the mission, a professional culture of the teaching community would take shape within universities, and the former’s preservation was to guarantee the social usefulness of higher education. Managerialist reforms have dramatically changed the internal characteristics of un