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In pursuit of knowledge : scholars, status, and academic culture / Deborah L. Rhode.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rhode, Deborah L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- College teachers--Professional relationships--United States.
- College teachers.
- Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--United States.
- Education, Higher.
- Education, Higher--Aims and objectives.
- Universities and colleges--Research.
- United States.
- Universities and colleges--Research--United States.
- Universities and colleges.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 236 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Law and Politics, 2006.
- Summary:
- "In Pursuit of Knowledge" offers a unique portrait of the pursuit of status in academic life, combining meticulous research with elegant and entertaining prose.
- Contents:
- The academic mission: in principle and practice
- Scholarship
- Teaching
- Administration and service
- The public intellectual
- Ideals and institutions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-223) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0804755345
- OCLC:
- 70673209
- Publisher Number:
- 9780804755344
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