ASA 002 A01
Week 4
In chapter 1 of Amy Block Joy's novel "Whistleblower," she describes her experience in the interrogation room of a police station to release information of embezzlement in UC Davis. After finding out about her superior's fraudulent activities, Block Joy decides to confront the Dean and the Chancellor. However, a period of inaction soon followed and she decides to move the case to the authorities. The inaction of the higher ranking workers in the university shows the corruption of the public education system, workers are allowed to commit illegal activities and are allowed to get away with them to keep the university's reputation in good standings. This situation all ties back to the corporatization of the university. The reputation and esteem of the university is the most important thing, as students enrollment and government funding are positively correlated with them. This leaves the education of each student as a lower priority goal in the university's list of importance, which furthers the original goal of secondary education - to help grow an individual's potential as much as possible.
Will corruption with the education system decrease as more of these cases come to light and the public becomes more aware? Or will it continue no matter the consequences as the most important entity in the modern world is profit?
References:
Joy, A. B. (2010). Whistleblower. Point Richmond, CA: Bay Tree Pub. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
Joy, A. B. (2010). Whistleblower. Point Richmond, CA: Bay Tree Pub. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
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