Lost in the ‘third space’: The impact of public engagement in higher education on academic identity, research practice and career progression

European Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 331-347

  Watermeyer, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic identity; Career progression; Impact; Public engagement; Research practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009878964     PISSN: 21568235     EISSN: 21568243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21568235.2015.1044546     Document Type: Article

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