This indispensable guide provides a unique insight into the academic profession at a time of major change. It is organized both thematically and geographically with attention given to regions rarely covered, such as China and Latin America. For the first time, here is a book that critically assesses the condition of the professoriate at a time of momentous change when the profession is fracturing along fault lines.

Preface. Challenge and Change: The Academic Profession in Uncertain Times. Globalisation¿s Impact on The Professoriate in Anglo-American Universities. Academics and Institutional Governance. Faculty Perceptions of University Governance in Japan and the United States. From Peregrinatio Academica to Global Academic: The internationalisation of the profession. Academics¿ view of teaching staff mobility: The ERASMUS. Experience Revisited. How Satisfied Are Women and Men with their Academic Work?: The impact of gender, discipline, area and academic rank in Australia. Academic Work Satisfaction in the Wake of Institutional Reforms in Australia. Academic Challenges: The American Professoriate in Comparative Perspective. Improve Teaching Methods or Perish? Issues Confronting the Academic Profession in Latin America. The Chinese Professoriate in Comparative Perspective: Self-perceptions, Academic Life, Gender Differences and Internal Differentiation. The Academic Profession in Hong Kong. Conclusion: New Millennium, New Milieu? Index.