Challenges faced by Chinese academics in the academic heartland

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 271-290

  Lai, Manhong ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Academics; Employment reform; Managerialism; Perceptions of academic work; Work lives

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959758161     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098771003695916     Document Type: Article

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