Managing leadership in the UK university: A case for researching the missing professoriate?

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 617-631

  Rayner, Steve ^a   Fuller, Mary ^b   McEwen, Lindsey ^b   Roberts, Hazel ^b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic leadership; Academic management; Professor; Professoriate; University leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955892573     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070903243100     Document Type: Article

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