Academic life in the fast lane: The experience of time and speed in British academia

Time & Society

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 71-95

  Vostal, Filip ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Academic work; acceleration; time; time pressure; university

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924871967     PISSN: 0961463X     EISSN: 14617463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961463X13517537     Document Type: Article

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