Academic Inbreeding and Mobility in Higher Education: Global Perspectives

by Laura E. Rumbley, Philip G. Altbach, Maria Yudkevich

Book Overview

Academic inbreeding - appointing one's own graduates for academic positions - is a controversial but surprisingly common practice internationally. This book is the first comparative analysis of the phenomenon - the causes, implications, and future of inbreeding.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349498874
• ISBN13: 9781349498871
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"