Academic tribes and territories:

intellectual enquiry and the culture of disciplines

Tony Becher, Paul Trowler

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Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press, 2001 - Education - 238 pages

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About the author (2001)

Paul Trowler is a Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Central Lancashire. His background is in sociology and teacher education in the post-compulsory sector, and he is course leader of an MA in Strategic Leadership in Education.

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Title	Academic tribes and territories: intellectual enquiry and the culture of disciplines SRHE and Open University Press Imprint
Authors	Tony Becher, Paul Trowler
Edition	2, illustrated
Publisher	Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press, 2001
Original from	the University of Michigan
Digitized	31 Oct 2008
ISBN	033520628X, 9780335206285
Length	238 pages
Subjects	Education › Educational Policy & Reform › General Education / Educational Policy & Reform / General Education / Essays Education / General Education / Higher Education, Higher Universities and colleges Universities and colleges - Curricula - United States Universities and colleges - Great Britain - Curricula Universities and colleges - Great Britain - Faculty Universities and colleges - United States - Faculty Universities and colleges/ Great Britain/ Curricula Universities and colleges/ Great Britain/ Faculty Universities and colleges/ United States/ Faculty

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