Academic and professional identities in higher education : the challenges of a diversifying workforce / / edited by George Gordon and Celia Whitchurch

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910813104603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Routledge, 2010
• ISBN: 1-135-22408-0; 1-135-22409-9; 1-282-37694-2; 9786612376948; 0-203-86525-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Collana: International studies in higher education
• Altri autori (Persone): GordonGeorge; WhitchurchCelia
• Disciplina: 378.1; 378.1/2; 378.12
• Soggetti: College teachers - Professional relationships; Scholars - Professional relationships; Group identity; Diversity in the workplace
• 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: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Series Editors' Introduction; Contributors; Preface; Part I Contexts and Concepts; 1 Introduction: Change and Continuity in Academic and Professional Identities; 2 Global Contexts; 3 Envisioning Invisible Workforces: Enhancing Intellectual Capital; 4 Innovative University Management; Part II Implications for Institutions; Introduction; 5 Evolving Academic Career Pathways in England; 6 Managing Academic and Professional Careers in Japan; 7 Being an Academic in Contemporary South Africa; 8 The Impact of Changing Recruitment Practices on Academic ProfilesPart III Implications for Individuals; Introduction; 9 Traditions of Academic Professionalism and Shifting Academic Identities; 10 ; Convergence and Divergence in Professional Identities; 11 The Changing Roles and Identities of Library and Information Services Staff; Part IV Challenging Boundaries; Introduction; 12 Rethinking Faculty Work and Workplaces; 13 Developing Higher Education Professionals: Challenges and Possibilities; 14 The Challenges of a Diversifying Workforce; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The latest volume in the Routledge International Studies in Higher Education Series, Academic and Professional Identities in Higher Education: The Challenges of a Diversifying Workforce, reviews the implications of new forms of academic and professional identity, which have emerged largely as a result of a broadening disciplinary base and increasing permeability between higher education and external environments. The volume addresses the challenges faced by those responsible for the wellbeing of academic faculty and professional staff. International perspectives examine curr