The Professor at Risk: Alcohol Abuse in Academe.

Thoreson, Richard W.

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ERIC Number: EJ293446

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1984

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The Professor at Risk: Alcohol Abuse in Academe.

Thoreson, Richard W.

Journal of Higher Education, v55 n1 p56-72 Jan-Feb 1984

The academic environment, trends in higher education, and issues in adult development create an ideal environment for alcohol misuse. A typology for the professors at risk, the impact of alcohol misuse upon their performance, and means of dealing with the problem are proposed. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Adult Development, Alcoholism, College Environment, College Faculty, Higher Education, Individual Characteristics, Intervention, Midlife Transitions, Professors

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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