Review of Getting Learning Right: A New Social Compact for Higher Education, by C. W. Gallagher, K. Girdharry & K. G. Smith

Authors

  • Edison Carrasco-Jiménez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v33.5022

Abstract

A set of three reviews of Getting Learning Right [in English, Spanish, and Portuguese].

Author Biography

Edison Carrasco-Jiménez

Edison Carrasco-Jiménez is an independent researcher based in Chile. He holds a Ph.D. in Criminal Law and a master’s degree in Criminology and Juvenile Delinquency. His research interests include higher education, legal education, criminal law theory, and institutional transformations affecting universities. His recent publications address neoliberalism and academic labor, the commodification of higher education, legal education, and broader issues related to institutional change and knowledge production. He has published articles in international academic journals and contributes to scholarly debates at the intersection of law, education, and social theory.

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Cantwell, B., & Kauppinen, I. (2014). Academic capitalism in the age of globalization. Johns Hopkings University Press.

Carrasco-Jiménez, E. (2026a). ¿Qué es el rigor en la enseñanza superior? Un estudio preliminar mediante revisión sistemática. Revista Pedagogía Universitaria y Didáctica del Derecho, 13(1), 425–452. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5885.2026.81741

Carrasco-Jiménez, E. (2026b). The erosion of legal education under neoliberalism: Rigour, authority and professional formation in Chile. The Law Teacher, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2026.2684405

Dewey, J. (1938). Experience and education (Issue 10). Macmillan.

Kolb, D. A. (1984). Experiential learning: Experience as the source of earning and development. Prentice-Hall.

Slaughter, S., & Rhoades, G. (2009). Academic capitalism and the new economy. Johns Hopkins University Press.

Tagg, J. (2003). The learning paradigm college. Anker Publishing Company.

[Book reviewed] Gallagher, C. W., Girdharry, K., & Smith, K. G. (2026). Getting learning right: A new social compact for higher education. The MIT Press.

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Published

2026-10-07

How to Cite

Carrasco-Jiménez, E. (2026). Review of Getting Learning Right: A New Social Compact for Higher Education, by C. W. Gallagher, K. Girdharry & K. G. Smith. Education Review, 33. https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v33.5022

Issue

Vol. 33 (2026)

Section

Book reviews

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