The construction of academic identity in the changes of Finnish higher education

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1135-1149

  Ylijoki, Oili Helena ^a   Ursin, Jani ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

academic work; identity; narrative; sense making; storyline; transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886397499     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2013.833036     Document Type: Article

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