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UNINA9910783812403321 |
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Autore |
Nelson Cary |
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Titolo |
Office hours : activism and change in the academy / / Cary Nelson and Stephen Watt |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
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1-59800-703-3 |
1-135-87403-4 |
1-135-87404-2 |
1-280-05168-X |
0-203-01419-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (232 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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College teachers - United States - Political activity |
Universities and colleges - United States - Sociological aspects |
College teachers' unions - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-215) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : it might as well be a conspiracy -- Cohorts : the diaspora of the teachers -- Anonymity, celebrity, and professional identity -- The postdoc paradox -- Disciplining debt -- The brave new world of research surveillance -- The humanities and the perils of globalization -- Organizational affiliation and change -- Is it a university or is it a country club? -- Collective action, collective bargaining, collective agency -- The economics of textbook reform -- Transforming teaching and reaching the public on the Internet -- What would an ethical graduate program be? |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book looks at universities and the tough choices they face on how to survive. |
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