Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foundations of Higher Education; List of Tables; Introduction to the Transaction Edition; Preface; I. Introduction; PART ONE The Academic Hierarchy; II. Professional Recruit; III. Student and Apprentice; IV. Staff Member; V. Professor Administrant; PART TWO: Academic Status; VI. Status Appraisal; VII. Professional Status; VIII Socio-Economic Status; PART THREE: Academic Processes and Functions; IX. Prestige and Competition; X. Prestige and the Teaching Function; XI. Prestige and the Research Function; PART FOUR: Conclusions
