Experiences of academics from a working-class heritage : ghosts of childhood habitus / by Carole Binns.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Binns, Carole, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teachers--Social conditions.

College teachers.

Working class--Education (Higher).

Working class.

Habitus (Sociology).

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (152 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019.

Summary:

This book is a twist on the current discourse around 'inclusivity' and 'widening participation'. Higher education is welcoming students from diverse educational, social, and economic backgrounds, and yet it predominantly employs middle-class academics. Conceptually, there appears, on at least these grounds alone, to be a cultural and class mismatch. This work discusses empirical interviews with tenured academics from a working-class heritage employed in one UK university. Interviewees talk candidly about their childhood backgrounds, their school experiences, and what happened to them after leaving compulsory education. They also reveal their experiences of university, both as students and academics from their early careers to the present day. This book will be of interest to an international audience that includes new and aspiring academics who come from a working-class background themselves. The multifaceted findings will also be relevant to established academics and students of sociology, education studies and social class.

Contents:

Intro

Dedication

Table of Contents

List of Tables

List of Appendices

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Part One

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Part Two

Chapter Three

Part Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Part Four

Chapter Seven

Epilogue

Appendix One

Appendix Two

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5275-3975-X

OCLC:

1183031321