Conflicting Time Perspectives in Academic Work

Time & Society

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-78

  Ylijoki, Oili Helena ^a   Mäntylä, Hans ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

academic work; autonomy; dilemmas; higher education; time

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038807855     PISSN: 0961463X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961463X03012001364     Document Type: Article

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