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Paperback. Explores the pleasures and pitfalls of the academic life. This title discusses three of the perennial issues that have surfaced in debates about the humanities: the relation between "amateurs" and "professionals," the relation between one academic discipline and another, and the relation between "jargon" and "plain language." Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; H; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 257.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691115719
- ISBN
- 9780691115719
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45
Academic Inbreeding and Mobility in Higher Education: Global Perspecti...
Yudkevich, Maria, Altbach, Philip G., Rumbley...
Hardcover. Academic inbreeding - appointing one's own graduates for academic positions - is a controversial but surprisingly common practice internationally. This book is the first comparative analysis of the phenomenon - the causes, implications, and future of inbreeding. Series: Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNKH; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137461247
- ISBN
- 9781137461247
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Condition: New
€ 67.61
€ 67.61
Academic Inbreeding and Mobility in Higher Education
Yudkevich, Maria; Altbach, Philip G.; Rumbley...
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JNK; JNM; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349498871
- ISBN
- 9781349498871
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Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardback. Takes readers through the changing landscape of academic freedom. This book examines the tension between institutional and individual interests. It shows how courts increasingly restrict professorial judgment, and how the feeble protection of what is posted on the Internet and written in email makes academics more vulnerable than ever. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 584.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674026605
- ISBN
- 9780674026605
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Condition: New
€ 55.14€ 51.92
€ 55.14
€ 51.92
Paperback. Editor(s): Carvalho, E.; Downing, D. Series: Education, Politics and Public Life. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230117006
- ISBN
- 9780230117006
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Condition: New
€ 53.68€ 47.16
€ 53.68
€ 47.16
Hardback. This timely collection features an impressive assembly of the nation's leading intellectuals, addressing some of the most urgent issues facing higher education in the United States today. Editor(s): Carvalho, Edward J.; Downing, David B. Series: Education, Politics and Public Life. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108349
- ISBN
- 9780230108349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.68€ 47.60
€ 53.68
€ 47.60
Hardback. Universities, once at the forefront of campaigns for intellectual liberty, are now bastions of conformity. This provocative book traces the demise of academic freedom within the context of changing ideas about the purpose of the university and the nature of knowledge and is a passionate call to arms for the power of academic thought today. Series: Palgrave Critical University Studies. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNKH; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- SKU
- V9781137514776
- ISBN
- 9781137514776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.72
€ 182.72
Paperback. Universities, once at the forefront of campaigns for intellectual liberty, are now bastions of conformity. This provocative book traces the demise of academic freedom within the context of changing ideas about the purpose of the university and the nature of knowledge and is a passionate call to arms for the power of academic thought today. Series: Palgrave Critical University Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JNF; JNM; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137514783
- ISBN
- 9781137514783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.77
€ 181.77
paperback. This is a provocative examination of the current state of academic freedom in the United States and around the world. Editor(s): Gerstmann, Evan; Streb, Matthew J. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: JNM; JPVH2; JPWL; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759809
- ISBN
- 9780804759809
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.60
€ 29.99
€ 27.60
paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRCC7; JNA; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- SKU
- V9781349440917
- ISBN
- 9781349440917
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. There are currently no books on Catholic higher education that offer a theological foundation for academic freedom. This book presents a theologically grounded understanding of academic freedom that builds on, extends, and completes the prevailing secular understanding for Catholic higher education. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRCC7; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137031914
- ISBN
- 9781137031914
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Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardcover. This is a detailed study of the changing nature and limits of academic freedom in pre-war Japan from the Meiji Restoration to the eve of World War II. The analysis is complemented by an extensive use of biographical and archival material. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 illustrations, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520078215
- ISBN
- 9780520078215
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Condition: New
€ 68.12€ 53.34
€ 68.12
€ 53.34
paperback. Series: An Africa Watch report. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 246.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Human Rights Watch United States
- Number of pages
- 153
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929692777
- ISBN
- 9780929692777
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Condition: New
€ 12.45
€ 12.45
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573563727
- ISBN
- 9781573563727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.87
€ 101.87
paperback. The university is under attack from all sides. Parents and students resent escalating costs, critics condemn the corporatism on campus and academics are uneasy in an environment that fosters competition. This book explores the issues involved and the conditions needed for reform. Num Pages: 320 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 367.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674002234
- ISBN
- 9780674002234
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.16
€ 42.99
€ 36.16
Paperback. Series Editor(s): Kuhn, Michael; Vessuri, Hebe; Yazawa, Shujiro. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Dimension: 151 x 212 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838209371
- ISBN
- 9783838209371
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.98
€ 40.99
€ 28.98
Hardback. Conferencing lets educators - teachers, principals, district administrators - examine and reflect on instructional practice. Academic conferences are intentional interactions that place learning at the center of the conversation. They open eyes and lines of communication and can lead to sustained academic growth at every level. Num Pages: 144 pages, 28 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442233393
- ISBN
- 9781442233393
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Condition: New
€ 101.64
€ 101.64
Hardcover. Uses the history of the university and reframes the "Protestant Ethic" to consider the conditions of knowledge production in the world. The author argues that the research university developed in response to market forces and bureaucracy, producing a kind of academic whose goal was to establish originality and achieve fame through publication. Num Pages: 576 pages, 20 tables, 50halftones. BIC Classification: HBT; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 237 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226109213
- ISBN
- 9780226109213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.96€ 78.69
€ 93.96
€ 78.69
Paperback. Presents an argument that the research university developed in response to market forces and bureaucracy, producing a academic whose goal was to establish originality and achieve fame through publication. This book investigates the origins and evolving fixtures of academic life: the lecture catalog, the library catalog, and the grading system. Num Pages: 668 pages, 51 halftones, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JHBC; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 36. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 668
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226109220
- ISBN
- 9780226109220
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.59
€ 36.99
€ 29.59
Paperback. An analysis of the institutional, academic, family, and personal contributors to the academic gender gap in liberal-state universities. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774823975
- ISBN
- 9780774823975
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.05
€ 34.99
€ 32.05