Download or read book The Professoriate written by Anthony Welch and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-05-13 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This indispensable guide provides a unique insight into the academic profession at a time of major change. It is organized both thematically and geographically with attention given to regions rarely covered, such as China and Latin America. For the first time, here is a book that critically assesses the condition of the professoriate at a time of momentous change when the profession is fracturing along fault lines.