The Independent Scholar: New Social Type?.

Bennett, James

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Publication Date: 1987

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The Independent Scholar: New Social Type?

Bennett, James

Thought & Action, v3 n2 p83-90 Fall 1987

The increasing numbers of independent scholars, individuals doing scholarly work outside academe, suggests three needs: a comprehensive study of this phenomenon, development of a means of communicating within and outside this group, and discussion of what independence means. (MSE)

Descriptors: College Faculty, Doctoral Degrees, Educational Trends, Employment Patterns, Faculty College Relationship, Higher Education, Personal Autonomy, Public Agencies, Researchers, Scholarship, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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