The Academic Profession: The Professoriate in Crisis Contributor(s): Finkelstein, Martin J. (Editor), Altbach, Philip G. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0815326661 ISBN-13: 9780815326663 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1997 Annotation: The purpose of this series is to bring together the main currents in today's higher education and examine such crucial issues as the changing nature of education in the U.S., the considerable adjustment demanded of institutions, administrators, the faculty; the role of Catholic education; the remarkable growth of higher education in Latin America, contemporary educational concerns in Europe, and more. Among the many specific questions examined in individual articles re: Is it true that women are subtly changing the academic profession? How is power concentrated in academic organizations? How successful are Latin America's private universities? What is the correlation between higher education and employment in Spain? Is minority graduate education in the U.S. producing the desired results? |
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BISAC Categories: - Education | Administration - General - Education | Higher |
Dewey: 378.120 |
LCCN: 97026205 |
Series: Contemporary Higher Education |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.04" W x 9.48" (1.57 lbs) 396 pages |
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Publisher Description: First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |