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Authors: Abbott, A.
Corresponding author: Abbott, Andrew
ORCID: Abbott, Andrew
Venue: University of Chicago Press eBooks
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1988
DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226189666.001.0001
OpenAlex: W4240671868
Cited by: 7,733
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FWCI: 42.06
Type: book
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: University of Chicago Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Education, sociology, and vocational training
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management and Organizational Studies
Social Sciences › Education › Educational Practices and Policies
Keywords: professions, professional systems, professionalization

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