Creating a positive casual academic identity through change and loss
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Yoo, Joanne. (2019). Creating a positive casual academic identity through change and loss. In In C. Manathunga and D. Bottrell (Ed.). Resisting neoliberalism in higher education volume II: Prising open the cracks pp. 89 - 107 Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95834-7_5
Authors | Yoo, Joanne |
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Editors | C. Manathunga and D. Bottrell |
Abstract | Neoliberalism has significantly impacted higher education institutes across the globe by increasing the number of casual and non-continuing academic positions. Insecure employments conditions have not only affected the well-being of contingent staff, but it has also weakened the democratic, intellectual and moral standing of academic institutions. This chapter provides one practitioner’s account of the challenges of casual work, but rather than dwelling on the negativities, it outlines the potential richness of an identity based on insecurity and uncertainty. This exploration draws on the literature of retired academics and identity theory to illustrate the potential generative spaces within an undefined and incoherent identity. |
Keywords | casual academic identity; change; writing as inquiry |
Page range | 89 - 107 |
Year | 2019 |
Book title | Resisting neoliberalism in higher education volume II: Prising open the cracks |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Place of publication | Switzerland |
ISBN | 9783319958330 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95834-7_5 |
Open access | Published as green open access |
Research Group | School of Education |
Author's accepted manuscript | File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
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