The Changing Academic Market: General Trends and a Berkeley Case Study
Biography & Memoir, Reference, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
| Author: | Neil J. Smelser | ISBN: | 9781610271219 |
| Publisher: | Quid Pro, LLC | Publication: | March 14, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Neil J. Smelser |
| ISBN: | 9781610271219 |
| Publisher: | Quid Pro, LLC |
| Publication: | March 14, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Robin Content and Neil Smelser's inside story and scholarly analysis of a major sociology department's search, during the mid-70s, to fill faculty jobs--in the midst of radical changes to the college market that began in the 1960s. That sea change is exposed with candid self-awareness and examined in its effects: treatment of candidates, affirmative action, shrinking markets, and recommendations
Robin Content and Neil Smelser's inside story and scholarly analysis of a major sociology department's search, during the mid-70s, to fill faculty jobs--in the midst of radical changes to the college market that began in the 1960s. That sea change is exposed with candid self-awareness and examined in its effects: treatment of candidates, affirmative action, shrinking markets, and recommendations
