Prestige in Academic Life: Excellence and exclusion

by Paul Blackmore

Book Overview

The achievement of academic excellence is inherently competitive. Deliberate government policies, globalisation and changes in communication technologies mean that competitiveness in the academic world is sharper than ever before. At the centre of this is the seeking of prestige, at all levels from the national system to the individual. Prestige in Academic Life aims to increase understanding of motivation in universities by exploring the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138884936
• ISBN13: 9781138884939
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"