Workplace bullying in higher education / edited by Jaime Lester.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lester, Jaime.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bullying in schools--United States.

Bullying in schools.

Universities and colleges--United States--Professional staff.

Universities and colleges.

College teachers--Abuse of--United States.

College teachers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Higher education leaders, managers, human resource professionals, faculty, and staff increasingly face uncivil, bullying behaviors in academe. This can manifest itself as constant public humiliation by a new department chair, exclusion of a contingent faculty member, undermining of work performance by a supervisor, stalking by a staff member, or taunting. As higher education institutions continue to face budget issues and external pressure, the incidences of bullying are on the rise. This edited volume provides guidance on the nature and impact of bullying, legal and ethical issues, and approaches to assist leaders in facing these challenges in their colleges and universities. Research-based chapters cover the impact of bullying on the workforce, the ways that bullying manifests within different sub-cultures and at different institutions including community colleges, the legal and ethical issues of bullying, and recommendations to address bullying on campus. Exploring bullying policies and innovative programs, this book provides a better understanding of how to rethink current policies and practices to proactively create more civil cultures. Workplace Bullying in Higher Education is a valuable resource for all higher education leaders and professionals on understanding, mediating, and preventing bullying"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Workplace Bullying in Higher Education; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Bullying in Higher Education: What Current Research, Theorizing, and Practice Tell Us; 2. Workplace Bullying: Does Tenure Change Anything? The Example of a Midwestern Research University; 3. Sexual Harassment, Racist Jokes, and Homophobic Slurs: When Bullies Target Identity Groups; 4. Professional Staff in Academia: Academic Culture and the Role of Aggression; 5. A Model of Social Ecology of Bullying in Community Colleges; 6. Workplace Bullying in Higher Education: Some Legal Background

7. The Ethical Dimensions of Bullying8. Higher Education Human Resources and the Workplace Bully; 9. Moving Beyond Awareness and Tolerance: Recommendations and Implications for Workplace Bullying in Higher Education; Additional Bullying Resources; Contributor Biographies; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-33605-2

0-203-12293-3

1-283-97239-5

1-136-33606-0

9780203122938

OCLC:

827209051