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ERIC Number: EJ557130
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0018-1560
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An International Study of the Gendered Nature of Academic Work: Some Cross-Cultural Explorations.
Poole, Millicent; Bornholt, Laurel; Summers, Fiona
Higher Education, v34 n3 p373-96 Oct 1997
Examines gender-related nature of academic work, based on an international survey of college and university faculty. Describes commonalities for areas of discrimination among men and women faculty in Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Mexico, Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States. Focuses on working conditions, professional activities (teaching, research, service), governance/administrative issues, and international dimensions of academic work. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, College Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Faculty Workload, Foreign Countries, Governance, Higher Education, International Education, Job Analysis, Public Service, Research, Sex Differences, Surveys, Work Environment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia; Hong Kong; Israel; Mexico; Sweden; United Kingdom; United States
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