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The University Teacher and his World: A Sociological and Educational Study

Richard Startup

Swansea University Author: Richard Startup

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The aim of this work is to analyse the occupational role of the university teacher, with the help of data collected within a specific university institution. This involves examining both what is expected of university teachers and what they actually do, and accounting for the patterns which their ac...

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ISBN: 978-0566002953
Published: United Kingdom Saxon House 1979
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