In Search of Saraswati: The Ambivalence of the Indian Academic.

Altbach, Philip G.

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Publication Date: 1977

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In Search of Saraswati: The Ambivalence of the Indian Academic

Altbach, Philip G.

Higher Education, 6, 2, 255-75, May 77

The working conditions, attitudes, and organizational milieu of college teachers in India are examined based on a case study of the University of Bombay. Focus is on the ambivalent role of the college teacher as an individual with an inadequate income, declining social status, but the pretentions of professionalism. (Author/LBH)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Faculty, Cultural Context, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Income, Non Western Civilization, Social Influences, Status, Teacher Attitudes

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Identifiers - Location: India

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