Empowering women in higher education and student affairs : theory, research, narratives, and practice from feminist perspectives / edited by Penny A. Pasque, Shelley Errington Nicholson ; foreword by Linda J. Sax.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pasque, Penny A.

Nicholson, Shelley Errington.

Series:

ACPA media publication.

ACPA publication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in higher education.

Women college teachers.

Women college students.

Feminism and higher education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Va. : Stylus Pub., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How do we interrupt the current paradigms of sexism in the academy? How do we construct a new and inclusive gender paradigm that resists the dominant values of the patriarchy? And why are these agendas important not just for women, but for higher education as a whole? These are the questions that these extensive and rich analyses of the historical and contemporary roles of women in higher education- as administrators, faculty, students, and student affairs professionals- seek constructively to answer. In doing so they address the intersection of gender and women's other social identities, such

Contents:

pt. 1. Setting the context : a contemporary (re)examination of women in higher education and student affairs

pt. 2. Considering experiences of women throughout the academy : an exploration of undergraduates, graduate students, and administrators

pt. 3. Exploring identity contexts : the intersections of class, gender, race, and sexual orientation for faculty, administrators, and students

pt. 4. Advancing the future : strategies for changing dominant paradigms

pt. 5. Envisioning and acting on a feminist future.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-00-344444-X

1-000-97749-8

1-000-97223-2

1-003-44444-X

1-57922-519-5

9781003444442

OCLC:

779850770