ISBN:
9780335206278
,
0335206271
,
033520628X
Language:
English
Pages:
XV, 238 S
Edition:
2. ed.
Series Statement:
SHRE and Open University Press Imprint
DDC:
378.1/2/0941
Keywords:
Universities and colleges Great Britain
;
Faculty
;
Universities and colleges United States
;
Faculty
;
Universities and colleges Great Britain
;
Curricula
;
Universities and colleges United States
;
Curricula
;
Universities and colleges Faculty
;
Education, Higher
;
Großbritannien
;
USA
;
Hochschule
;
Curriculum
;
Hochschullehrer
;
Einstellung
;
Disziplin
Abstract:
How do academics perceive themselves and colleagues in their own disciplines, and how do they rate those in other subjects? How closely related are their intellectual tasks and their ways of organizing their professional lives? What are the interconnections between academic cultures and the nature of disciplines? Academic Tribes and Territories maps academic knowledge and explores the diverse characteristics of those who inhabit and cultivate it. Contents: 1. Landscapes, Tribal Territories and Academic Cultures. - 2. Points of Departure. - 3. Academic Disciplines. - 4. Overlaps, Boundaries and Specialisms. - 5. Aspects of Community Life. - 6. Patterns of Communication. - 7. Academic Careers. - 8. The Wider Context. - 9. Implications for Theory and Practice. - Appendix: Data for the Initial Study (HoF/text adopted)
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Previous ed.: 1989 / by Tony Becher
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