Books by Tony Becher

There is recurrent public concern with enhancing the quality of professional performance

Focusing on six professions, this book investigates the differences, as well as the similarities, between and within professional groupings. Examining areas like the problems faced by female professionals, it offers an insight into the working lives of practitioners and their values.

Explores the diverse characteristics of those who inhabit and cultivate academic knowledge. This book reviews fundamental changes in the nature of higher education and in the academic's role are reviewed and assesses their significance for academic cultures.