Bourdieu and higher education life in the modern university /

This book introduces Bourdieu in the context of higher education for unfamiliar readers or those who would like to see his theories applied in the higher education setting. It builds upon previous research into higher education leadership and administration to examine how the university sector has c...

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Main Author: Heffernan, Troy.
Other Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language: English
Published: Singapore : Springer, 2022.
Singapore : 2022.
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
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Summary: This book introduces Bourdieu in the context of higher education for unfamiliar readers or those who would like to see his theories applied in the higher education setting. It builds upon previous research into higher education leadership and administration to examine how the university sector has changed over recent decades and how it has been reshaped into its current form. The book draws together various aspects of higher education influenced by the mass-market higher education system to examine how these forces have affected each other positively and negatively and demonstrate the culminating impact of these forces on the sector. It also focuses on the realities of what drives work and life in the modern university. It traces the steps the sector has taken in some areas to address equity issues by increasing diversity and inclusion and highlights the systemic issues that persist.
Item Description: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part I: Exploring Bourdieu and his theories in higher education settings -- Chapter 2. Introducing Bourdieu and higher education -- Chapter 3. Habitus -- Chapter 4. Field -- Chapter 5. Habitus -- Part II: Life in the Modern University -- Chapter 6. Vice-Chancellors and Presidents: Surveying National and International Academic Markets -- Chapter 7. Deans: The Faculty's New Managers -- Chapter 8. Academics: The Business of Teaching and Research -- Chapter 9. The fields of higher education -- Chapter 10. The new structure of the modern university -- Chapter 11. Bibliography.
This book introduces Bourdieu in the context of higher education for unfamiliar readers or those who would like to see his theories applied in the higher education setting. It builds upon previous research into higher education leadership and administration to examine how the university sector has changed over recent decades and how it has been reshaped into its current form. The book draws together various aspects of higher education influenced by the mass-market higher education system to examine how these forces have affected each other positively and negatively and demonstrate the culminating impact of these forces on the sector. It also focuses on the realities of what drives work and life in the modern university. It traces the steps the sector has taken in some areas to address equity issues by increasing diversity and inclusion and highlights the systemic issues that persist.
Includes bibliographical references.
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9789811682216
9811682216