The Changing Academic Profession Major Findings of a Comparative Survey /

• Main Authors: Teichler, Ulrich. (Author), Arimoto, Akira. (Author), Cummings, William K. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: The Changing Academy  The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective ; 1
• Subjects: Education.; Education, Higher.; International and Comparative Education.; Higher Education.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6155-1

This book provides an overview on the major findings of a questionnaire survey of academic profession in international perspective. More than 25,000 professors and junior staff at universities and other institutions of higher education at almost 20 countries from all over the world provide informati...

Table of Contents:

• About the Authors
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Design and Methods of the Comparative Study
• 3. The Variety of Countries Participating in the Comparative Study
• 4. The Academic Career
• 5. Research and Teaching: The Changing Views and Activities of the Academic Profession
• 6. Faculty Perceptions of the Efficacy of Higher Educational Governance and Management
• Appendix
• The Changing Academic Profession: Questionnaire.