Framing faculty agency inside striving universities: An application of bourdieu's theory of practice

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 193-218

  Gonzales, Leslie D ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84897723675     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: 15384640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.2014.0011     Document Type: Article

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