Evaluating faculty work: Expectations and standards of faculty performance in research universities

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 383-419

  Hardré, Patricia ^a   Cox, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Faculty work; Higher education; Performance standards; Research university

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016799011     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02671520802348590     Document Type: Article

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