Behind the scenes of science [electronic resource] : gender practices in the recruitment and selection of professors in the Netherlands / Marieke van den Brink.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van den Brink, Marieke.

Series:

Pallas proefschriften

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teachers--Selection and appointment--Netherlands.

College teachers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Pallas Publications, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book opens the black box of professorial recruitments and selection practices in the Netherlands, and unmasks some persistent myths to explain away the under- representation of women in professorial positions. These myths are unmasked by revealing gender practices such as gatekeeping, male networks and the constructs of excellence. This book challenges the view of an academic world where the allocation of rewards and resources is governed by the normative principles of transparency and meritocracy, and highlights the distance between the ideal ethos of science and the actuality of social

Contents:

Behind the scenes of science; Contents; 1 The black box of academic appointments; 2 The academic field in the Netherlands; 3 Transparency and accountability as tools for gender equality; 4 Practicing gender in academic gatekeeping; 5 The symbolic capital of excellence; 6 Gender dynamics in the subfields; 7 Conclusion:Unmasking the myths; References; Nederlandse samenvatting

Notes:

"This edition was supported by a grant from the Katrien van Munster Fund, Radboud University Nijmegen."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-05073-0

9786613050731

90-485-1469-X

OCLC:

710975162