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Trust and the public good : examining the cultural conditions of academic work / William G. Tierney. [electronic resource]

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Tierney, William G.
Series:
Counterpoints (New York, N.Y.) ; v. 308.
Counterpoints : studies in the postmodern theory of education ; v. 308
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Universities and colleges--United States--Administration.
Universities and colleges.
Universities and colleges--United States--Faculty.
Educational change--United States.
Educational change.
College teachers--Professional relationships--United States.
College teachers.
College teaching--Social aspects.
College teaching.
Trust.
Social capital (Sociology).
Educational change--Professional relationships--United States.
College teachers--Social aspects--United States.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (viii, 207 p. )
Place of Publication:
New York : Peter Lang, c2006.
Language Note:
English
Contents:
Commencement: the challenges awaiting us
Framing social capital
The grammar of trust
The culture of trust in organizations
The cultural conditions of academic work
Enacting trust
Networks and trust
The dissolution of community
Communication and trust
The limits of trust
Trust and the public good
Public trust and the recreation of academic community
A note on method and design.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-202) and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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