基本説明
This book provides significant insights into the subjective and objective experiences of twenty women professors of varied background and age who work in a range of academic disciplines within the UK academy. Drawing on Bourdieu's concept of habitus, the author provides insights into the dispositions of these women and their consequent choices and construction of success.
Full Description
Remarkably little is known about the women who have successful careers in higher education. This book provides telling insights into the experiences of twenty women professors of different backgrounds and ages who work in various academic disciplines within the UK academy. Kate Hoskins examines the influences and factors which shape the capacity of some women to achieve high positions in a setting where they have historically been excluded. Drawing on Bourdieu's concept of habitus, she analyses the impact of their identity - their social class, gender and ethnicity - in their choices of promotion pathways, their journeys of progression and their constructions of success. This is an innovative and engaging sociological analysis of career success. The stories are revealing and the empirical and theoretical understandings make the book essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students, further and higher education professionals and active researchers.
Contents
Chapter 1 - The context Chapter 2 - Policy, history and women's access to higher education Chapter 3 - Education pathways Chapter 4 - Entry to the academy Chapter 5 - Academic career progression Chapter 6 - Career success Chapter 7 - Discussion: successful women academics?
