Acclaim for the first edition of Academic Tribes and Territories:'... Becher's insistence upon in-
depth analysis of the extant literature while reporting his own sustained research doubled …

Despite the considerable advances of the feminist movement across Western societies, in
Universities women are less likely to be promoted, or paid as much as their male …

The concept of employability is analysed and the prevailing tendency to create employability
measures based on outcomes is critiqued. The outcome approach results in employability …

The paper examines the applicability of recent theories positing the existence of new
approaches to the management of public sector institutions, to current organisational forms …

Student Writing presents an accessible and thought-provoking study of academic writing
practices. Informed by'composition'research from the US and'academic literacies studies' …

The paper explores ideological conceptions of management, especially 'new
managerialism', with particular reference to their role in the reform of higher education. It is …

" The first edition of Researching Higher Education has been a very helpful resource for
those trying to make sense of the field of higher education. Malcolm Tight has accomplished …

Fieldwork in Educational Settings is widely recognised as part of the essential reading for
the researcher in education. It instructs those new to qualitative educational research how to …

Quality and Power in Higher Education covers a wide range of issues including: the policy
contexts, new managerialism, the costs of quality assurance, collegiality, peer review …

This article addresses employability as a performance indicator in higher education.
Questions are raised about the values behind seemingly neutral indicators of value, and …