Office hours : activism and change in the academy - Nelson, Cary.; Watt, Stephen, 1951- (New York : Routledge, 2004)
Introduction : it might as well be a conspiracy -- Cohorts--the diaspora of the teachers -- Anonymity, celebrity, and professional identity -- The postdoc paradox -- Disciplining debt -- The brave new world of research surveillance -- The humanities and the perils of globalization -- Organizational affiliation and change -- Is it a university or is it a country club? -- Collective action, collective bargaining -- Collective agency -- The economics of textbook reform -- Transforming teaching and reaching the public with the Internet -- What would an ethical graduate program be?
Includes bibliographical references.
Keywords: College teachers -- United States -- Political activity; Universities and colleges -- United States -- Sociological aspects; College teachers' unions -- United States