Read and Download Academic Inbreeding and Mobility in Higher Education PDF

Read and Download Academic Inbreeding and Mobility in Higher Education Book PDF

ByMaria Yudkevich,Philip G. Altbach,Laura E. Rumbley

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Academic inbreeding - appointing one's own graduates for academic positions - is a controversial but surprisingly common practice internationally. This book is the first comparative analysis of the phenomenon - the causes, implications, and future of inbreeding.