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The academic profession in Britain: A study in the failure to adapt to change

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The article describes the impact of mass higher education and increasing financial stringency on the academic profession in Britain: the profession has fragmented and salary levels have fallen comparatively. The author argues that the profession has failed to adapt to the changes and that its continued adherence to a common salary scale represents a constraint on the system as a whole.

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  1. Centre for Higher Education Studies, Institute of Education, University of London, 20 Bedford Way, London, WCIH OAL, UK

    Michael Shattock

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Shattock, M. The academic profession in Britain: A study in the failure to adapt to change. Higher Education 41, 27–47 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026706610188

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