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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789969703321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sterling, Va., : Stylus Pub., 2011

ISBN

1-00-344444-X

1-000-97749-8

1-000-97223-2

1-003-44444-X

1-57922-519-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (375 p.)

Collana

ACPA publication

Altri autori (Persone)

PasquePenny A

NicholsonShelley Errington

Disciplina

378.0082

Soggetti

Women in higher education

Women college teachers

Women college students

Feminism and higher education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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