Included or excluded? The dual influences of the organisational field and organisational practices on new female academics

Gender and Education

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 209-225

  Elg, Ulf ^a   Jonnergård, Karin ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Inclusion; Organisational practices; PhD students; Societal norms

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951041599     PISSN: 09540253     EISSN: 13600516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540250903283447     Document Type: Article

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