This article contributes to feminist debates that seek to shed light on the politics of the
contemporary neoliberal academy, contributing insights into experiences of early career …

Critical, and in particular Bourdieusian, sociology of education is often suspicious about
educators when they describe their ideal students. It tends to see these descriptions as …

The cry that today's higher education students are particularly individualist is a commonly-
heard one. In England, the considerable personal cost of tuition is often blamed for creating …

This book explores questions of care in higher education. Using Joan Tronto's seven signs
that institutions are not caring well, the authors examine whether students and staff consider …

The liberal arts approach to higher education is a growing trend globally. We are told that
the mental dexterity and independent, questioning spirit cultivated by such interdisciplinary …

In this chapter, we examine the current shape of the higher education sector, exploring the
conditions that can inhibit care. In particular, we consider challenges related to the rapid …

This final chapter revisits the question of whether universities are caring institutions and
focuses on what needs to happen to enact the more purposeful, power-conscious, and …

This thesis studies the experience that academics–scientists, intellectuals and artists
engaging in formal research–have within the contemporary university. More specifically, it …

The number of higher education students (HE) has significantly grown in recent decades, yet
the extent to which understandings of 'the student'are shared nationally and globally is not …

During last two decades immense pressure has been created for academic staff in
universities to publish often and in volume, resulting in a debilitating culture of speed in …