Reconstructing Identities in Higher Education

by Celia Whitchurch

Suggesting that third space working may be indicative of future trends in professional identities, this title will be of prime interest to senior institutional managers and members of their senior management teams.

Reconstructing Identities in Higher Education

Author: Celia Whitchurch

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 0415564662

Page: 170

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"Drawing on studies conducted in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, this book focuses on a growing number of staff who undertake roles associated with broadly based projects that have emerged in higher education institutions, including student life and welfare, widening participation, learning support, community partnership, research and business partnership, and institutional research. At the same time as professional staff are acquiring academic credentials, some academic staff are moving in a more project-oriented direction, effectively creating a Third Space between professional and academic spheres of activity. Associated with these changes, the concept of service has become re-oriented towards one of partnership between professional and academic colleagues, students and external agencies. Furthermore, although hierarchical line relationships continue to exist, these may be less significant in day-to-day working than lateral networks, and individuals may identify more closely with projects and teams than with formal organisational structures. Yet such developments have tended to occur 'under the radar', and have not been fully articulated. The concept of Third Space is offered as a way of exploring the emergence of less boundaried roles and identities in higher education community, and of considering the implications of these for individuals and institution"--

Reconstructing Identity in Higher Education

by Shu-Wan Betty Li

Reconstructing Identity in Higher Education

Author: Shu-Wan Betty Li

Publisher: Open Dissertation Press

ISBN: 9781361447338

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This dissertation, "Reconstructing Identity in Higher Education: Case Study of a Textile University in China" by Shu-wan, Betty, Li, 李書雲, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3124569 Subjects: Universities and colleges - China - Case studies Organizational change - China - Case studies Education, Higher - China - Case studies

Reconstructing Writer Identities Student Identities Teacher Identities and Gender Identities

by Peiling Zhao

higher and higher education . Due to the high selectivity of Chinese higher
education , higher education does not only cultivate one's intellectual capabilities
; it also increases his or her professional mobility . Consequently , for both men
and ...

Reconstructing Writer Identities Student Identities Teacher Identities and Gender Identities

Author: Peiling Zhao

Publisher:

ISBN:

Page: 460

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This binary thinking is reinforced in sociology where Chinese students are dichotomized as submissive, quiet, uncreative, and feminine learners as opposed to the rebellious, loud, creative, and masculine American learners. These binaries are echoed further in the dichotomy between an authoritative, teacher-centered, and traditional Chinese composition teacher identity and a liberatory, student-centered, and nontraditional American composition teacher identity. Deeply entrenched in these various dichotomous views is the Western dichotomy about femininity and masculinity. Despite the constant critique from various disciplines, dichotomous views of gender persist, opposing directly to the complementary notion of femininity and masculinity in Chinese culture, and consequently leading to misconceptions about Chinese subjectivity in U.S.

Towards an African Identity of Higher Education

by Sipho Seepe

The use of African languages is also central to the reconstruction of an African
cultural base . The historical and cultural continuity of Africans is preserved in
their languages . These languages , in their current living forms , have become
the ...

Towards an African Identity of Higher Education

Author: Sipho Seepe

Publisher: Vista University and Skotaville Media

ISBN:

Page: 200

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Reconstructing Relationships in Higher Education

by Celia Whitchurch

The text, which examines the dynamics of working relationships at local and institutional level, will be of interest to senior management teams, practising managers at all levels, academic faculty, and researchers in the field of higher ...

Reconstructing Relationships in Higher Education

Author: Celia Whitchurch

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 1317608836

Page: 192

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Drawing on two international research projects, Reconstructing Relationships in Higher Education: Challenging Agendas looks behind formal organisational structures and workforce patterns to consider the significance of relationships, particularly at local and informal levels, for the aspirations and motivations of academic faculty. In practice, and day-to-day, such relationships can overlay formal reporting lines and therefore inform, to a greater or lesser extent, the overall relationship between individuals and institutions. As a result, from an institutional point of view, relationships may be a critical factor in the realisation of strategy, and can in practice have a disproportionate effect, both positively and negatively. However, little attention has been paid to the role that they play in understanding the interface between individuals and institutions at a time of ongoing diversification of the workforce. For instance, they may provide space, which in turn may be implicit and discretionary, in which negotiation and influence can occur. In this context, Reconstructing Relationships in Higher Education also reviews ways in which institutions are responding to more agentic approaches by academic faculty, particularly younger cohorts, and the significance of local managers, mentors and academic networks in supporting individuals and promoting career development. The text, which examines the dynamics of working relationships at local and institutional level, will be of interest to senior management teams, practising managers at all levels, academic faculty, and researchers in the field of higher education.

Reconstructing Policy in Higher Education

by Elizabeth J. Allan

Reconstructing Policy in Higher Education highlights the work of accomplished and award-winning scholars and provides concrete examples of how feminist poststructuralism effectively informs research methods and can serve as a vital tool for ...

Reconstructing Policy in Higher Education

Author: Elizabeth J. Allan

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 1135197970

Page: 272

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Reconstructing Policy in Higher Education highlights the work of accomplished and award-winning scholars and provides concrete examples of how feminist poststructuralism effectively informs research methods and can serve as a vital tool for policy makers, analysts, and practitioners. The research examines a range of topics of interest to scholars and professionals including: purposes of Higher Education, administrative leadership, athletics, diversity, student activism, social class, the history of women in postsecondary institutions, and quality and science in the globalized university. Students enrolled in Higher Education and Educational Policy programs will find this book offers them tools for thinking differently about policy analysis and educational practice. Higher Education faculty, managers, deans, presidents, and policy makers will find this book contributes significantly to their own policy analysis, practice, and discourse. Elizabeth J. Allan is an Associate Professor of Higher Education at the University of Maine where she is also an affiliated faculty member with the Women’s Studies program. Susan V. Iverson is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration & Student Personnel at Kent State University where she is also an affiliated faculty member with the Women’s Studies Program. Rebecca Ropers-Huilman is a Professor of Higher Education at the University of Minnesota.

Reconstructing Identities

by Jurgen Rudolph

Generally , the Baba reformers were most influential in promoting higher English
- medium education . Two outstanding examples are the support for the
Singapore Chinese Girls ' School mentioned earlier and the establishment of
King ...

Reconstructing Identities

Author: Jurgen Rudolph

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing

ISBN:

Page: 507

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The aim of this text is to provide a social history of the Babas in Singapore. It describes and analyzes social, political and cultural aspects of their identities by taking into account the conceptual history of Baba designations from 1819-1994. It argues that defining the Babas is misleading, it is more meaningful to adopt a socio-historical approach that differentiates spaciotemporally-distinct Baba identities. Such an approach is usually avoided not only in research on the Babas, but in many other sociological, anthropological or historical studies. It concludes that there is no such thing as a Baba identity, it has always been in flux and needs to be reconstructed taking seriously the conceptual history. The two crucial turning-points in the history of the Babas, namely the Japanese occupation (1942-1945) and self-rule (1959) led to public emphasis on their culture. Prior emphasis on their former status as a political and economic elite have been hitherto neglected. Taking into account all aspects (legal, political, economic, cultural, linguistic, religious) of Baba identities leads us to a fascinating trajectory of a potential group.

Reconstructing Identity

by Mary I. Talusan

... rural people who migrated into the urban areas but retained some of the old
customs while adopting some new ones , and Magindanaons who lead modern
lifestyles in the urban areas and have access to aons area university education
and ...

Reconstructing Identity

Author: Mary I. Talusan

Publisher:

ISBN:

Page: 214

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ASA News

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Khalid M. El - Hassan , Ohio University , Voices of the Oppressed : Involvement of
Farmers in Higher Education ... the Shambaa Spiritscape : Reconstructing
Identities Through the Sacred Arts of Healing Brigitte Hecker , University of Iowa ...

ASA News

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Publisher: African Studies Association

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Diverse Issues in Higher Education

by

B BABSON M BROWN BROWN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Media Studies The History and Society ... investigates the social and
psychological construction , destruction and reconstruction of identity in the 20th
century .

Diverse Issues in Higher Education

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Reconstructing Professionalism In University Teaching

by Walker, Melanie

At the heart of this book is a small group of academics from very different disciplines making sense of their teaching situations.

Reconstructing Professionalism In University Teaching

Author: Walker, Melanie

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

ISBN: 0335208169

Page: 208

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* How can academics carve out new and effective ways of working with students against a background of constant change and policy pressure? * How can university teachers both enhance student learning and realize their own educational values? * What might be the shape of a new professionalism in university teaching? At the heart of this book is a small group of academics from very different disciplines making sense of their teaching situations. We witness each of their struggles and celebrations in designing a new course, engaging a large first year class, introducing a mentoring programme, nurturing independent learning through project work, using debates to develop students' critical thinking, and evaluating the success of their teaching. This book is the story of a higher education project, and central to the story are the attempts of university teachers to enact a critical professionalism in their everyday lives in teaching and learning; and also their development of a shared and collaborative dialogue. Each of the team seeks not only to improve their practice of teaching but also to explore amongst themselves what kind of professional they want to be and how to realize it in their work with students. Reconstructing Professionalism in University Teaching reveals how academics working together on researching their own teaching can both improve their students' learning and start to redefine their own professional roles.

Claiming an Education

by L. Jill Lamberton

The Transatlantic Performance and Circulation of Intellectual Identities in College
Women's Writing, 1870-1900 L. Jill Lamberton ... Historians need more models
for ways to write the lives of those who passed through educational institutions
without becoming famous or ... as previously flourishing African - American
coeducational colleges lost their support and cultural viability during
Reconstruction .

Claiming an Education

Author: L. Jill Lamberton

Publisher:

ISBN:

Page:

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Higher Education Management and Policy

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Journal of the Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education ...
shapes the sector in which universities operate , it will inevitably influence the
broader context for organisational identity . ... resulting in " relegating or
repositioning individuals within their institutional contexts and reconstructing the
nature of their ...

Higher Education Management and Policy

Author:

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