The golden age of academe: Myth or memory?

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 105-116

  Tight, Malcolm ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Golden age; Higher education; Memory; Myth; Post war history

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855723302     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: 14678527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071000903516502     Document Type: Article

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