Decline of Donnish Dominion: The British Academic Professions in the Twentieth Century

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In this intriguing study, the dean of educational sociologists traces the evolution of the present crisis in British higher education.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780198273769
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
  • Publication date: 5/14/1992
  • Pages: 360
  • Product dimensions: 5.75 (w) x 8.81 (h) x 1.02 (d)

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Nuffield College, Oxford
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Table of Contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Abbreviations
1 Introduction 1
Pt. I Before Robbins
2 Ideas of the University 23
3 The Evolving Hierarchy before Robbins 58
Pt. II After Robbins
4 Expansion since Robbins 91
5 Towards a Unitary Higher Education 110
6 Guild, Union, Profession, and Proletariat 124
Pt. III The Academic Career
7 The Collegiate Alternative: The Case of Oxford 149
8 Teaching and Research 175
9 A Successful Academic Career 200
10 Women and Men 216
11 Academics and Politics 235
12 Conclusion 258
Appendix 1. Surveys, Methods, and Trend Statistics 271
Appendix 2. Logistic Regressions Muriel Egerton 317
Bibliography 333
Index 341
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