Occupational identity on the edge: Social science contract researchers in higher education

Sociology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 313-329

  Collinson, Jacquelyn Allen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contract researchers; Fixed term contracts; Higher education; Marginality; Occupational identities; Social sciences

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042732868     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038504040866     Document Type: Review

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