The casualisation of teaching and the subject at risk

Studies in Continuing Education

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-157

  Percy, Alisa ^a   Beaumont, Rosemary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Casual teaching; Casualisation; Professional development; Quality; Risk consciousness

Indexed keywords

EID: 46949090785     PISSN: 0158037X     EISSN: 1470126X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01580370802097736     Document Type: Article

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