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Academic Inbreeding and Mobility in Higher Education: Global Perspectives

Philip G. Altbach

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Academic inbreeding - hiring and promoting one's own graduates - is generally seen as a negative for academic quality and for universities - it is considered as unhealthy for universities as it is in the natural world. Yet it is remarkably widespread across the globe. This book is the first full scale international analysis of the phenomenon of inbreeding. Research from eight countries where inbreeding is common examines the phenomenon from a variety of perspectives, tracking its causes: historical tradition, the lack of a national labour market, the limited number of advanced degree holders, and others. Research shows that inbred faculties are not necessarily less productive than their non-inbred peers, but that inbreeding seems to foster hierarchy and a lack of innovative ideas.

Pages: 280

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Release: January 19, 2015

ISBN: 1137461241

ISBN 13: 9781137461247

Academic Inbreeding and Mobility in Higher Education: Global Perspectives

Philip G. Altbach

0/5 ( ratings)

Academic inbreeding - hiring and promoting one's own graduates - is generally seen as a negative for academic quality and for universities - it is considered as unhealthy for universities as it is in the natural world. Yet it is remarkably widespread across the globe. This book is the first full scale international analysis of the phenomenon of inbreeding. Research from eight countries where inbreeding is common examines the phenomenon from a variety of perspectives, tracking its causes: historical tradition, the lack of a national labour market, the limited number of advanced degree holders, and others. Research shows that inbred faculties are not necessarily less productive than their non-inbred peers, but that inbreeding seems to foster hierarchy and a lack of innovative ideas.

Pages: 280

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Release: January 19, 2015

ISBN: 1137461241

ISBN 13: 9781137461247

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