UID:
almafu_9961627047902883
Format:
1 online resource (174 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781837531189
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1837531188
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9781837531202
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183753120X
Content:
The ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online. Acknowledging the institutional challenges that hinder the work and careers of working-class academics, Teresa Crew calls for a more inclusive and equitable higher education landscape.
Note:
Intro -- Halftitle Page -- Endrosement Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Class in Academia -- Overview -- Conducting the Research -- Positioning My Own Experiences -- Defining Class -- Overview of the Book -- Chapter 2: The Complex Question of Definition -- Overview -- Perspectives on Working-Class Academics -- Defining a Working-Class Academic -- Cultural Background -- Financial Challenges -- A Subjective Awareness of One's Class Identity Within the Academic Context -- The Impact of Habitus -- Cleft Habitus -- Abandoned Habitus -- Chameleon Habitus -- Disparities in Capital Accumulation -- Economic Capital -- Cultural Capital -- Social Capital -- Statistical Data on Working-Class Academics -- Academic Precarity -- Chapter 3: Classism -- Overview -- Stereotypes -- Derogatory Comments -- Food -- Humour -- Accent -- Microaggressions -- Minimisation -- The Impacts of Classism -- Imposter Syndrome -- Not Fitting In -- Isolation -- Poor Health -- Chapter 4: Intersectional Perspectives -- Overview -- Gender -- Academic Housekeeping -- Ethnicity -- Representation -- Classed and Racial Microaggressions -- Disability -- Precarity -- Reasonable Adjustments -- Conferences -- Chapter 5: The Impact of Place -- Overview -- Institution -- Elite Institutions -- Class Pride -- Russell Group Institutions -- Mentorship Gaps -- Inequities in Career Advancement -- Post-1992 Institutions -- Lack of Resources -- Universities Abroad -- Subject -- Social Sciences -- Education -- Geography -- Classical Studies -- Physics -- Practicality Versus Theory -- Chapter 6: Working-Class Academic Cultural Wealth -- Overview -- Community Cultural Wealth -- Aspirational Capital -- Navigational Capital -- Linguistic Capital -- Familial/Social Capital -- Resistance Capital.
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Perspective Capital -- Chapter 7: 'It doesn't have to be like this' -- Key Findings -- Classism -- Intersectionality -- Community Cultural Wealth -- Fostering Positive Change -- Collect Data on Working-Class Academics -- Highlight Class in Discussions of Equality and Diversity -- Address Barriers to Conferences for WCAs with Disabilities -- Networking and Mentoring Opportunities -- Guarantee Financial Support -- End Precarity -- Recommendations for Further Research -- Concluding Thoughts -- Appendix -- Appendix 1 -- Phase One: First Stage of Interviews -- Phase Two: Second Stage of Interviews -- Phase Three: Survey -- Recruiting Respondents -- Phase Four: Analysing Labour Force Survey Data -- Details of Respondents -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- References.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781837531219
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1837531218
Language:
English
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