Academic Tribes And Territories: Intellectual Enquiry and the Culture of DisciplinesThis second edition provides a thorough update to Tony Becher's classic text, first published in 1989, and incorporates research findings and new theoretical perspectives. Fundamental changes in the nature of higher education and in the academic's role are reviewed and their significance for academic cultures is assessed. This second edition successfully renews a classic in the field of higher education. |
Contents
Chapter 1 Landscapes Tribal Territories and Academic Cultures | 1 |
Chapter 2 Points of Departure | 23 |
Chapter 3 Academic Disciplines | 41 |
Chapter 4 Overlaps Boundaries and Specialisms | 58 |
Chapter 5 Aspects of Community Life | 75 |
Chapter 6 Patterns of Communication | 104 |
Chapter 7 Academic Careers | 131 |
Chapter 8 The Wider Context | 159 |
Chapter 9 Implications for Theory and Practice | 181 |
Data for the Initial Study | 208 |
Variables in the research design | 211 |
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The Society for Research into Higher Education | 239 |
Back cover | 241 |
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