Constructing teaching and research relations from the top: An analysis of senior manager discourses on research-led teaching

Higher Education

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 473-487

  Mayson, Susan ^a   Schapper, Jan ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discourse; Higher education; Research led teaching; Senior academic managers; University policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866118729     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-012-9505-8     Document Type: Article

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