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In recent years, Italian university professors have, for the first time in decades, faced a process of structural change encompassing the entire system of higher education. These transformations represent a long overdue answer to the unmet social demand for higher education, and have forced academic staff members to adjust to changes in their working conditions. This article examines a number of alternatives related to their professional condition that Italian university professors need to consider in this changing situation.
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Moscati, R. Italian university professors in transition. Higher Education 41, 103–129 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026766829752
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