Examining the fabric of academic life: An analysis of three decades of research on the perceptions of Australian academics about their roles

Higher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 421-435

  Adams, Di ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

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EID: 22444455070     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003423628962     Document Type: Article

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