The marginalised majority in higher education : marginalised groups and the barriers they face / Troy Heffernan.
2023
LC4069.6
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Title
The marginalised majority in higher education : marginalised groups and the barriers they face / Troy Heffernan.
Author
Heffernan, Troy, author.
ISBN
9783031414329 (electronic bk.)
3031414322 (electronic bk.)
9783031414312
3031414314
3031414322 (electronic bk.)
9783031414312
3031414314
Published
Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]
Copyright
©2023
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (vii, 248 pages) : illustrations
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-031-41432-9 doi
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LC4069.6
Dewey Decimal Classification
378.1/982
Summary
This book examines how the higher education sector has approached marginalised student and staff populations. The author highlights how universities were historically, and largely remain, the domain of the privileged, and demonstrates how institutions have implemented systems to enhance access for people marginalised because of their gender, race, sexual identity, disability and/or social class. These efforts have resulted in a numerical 'marginalised majority', but have not transferred to equity in terms of student grades, course completions and graduations, or marginalised academics' chance of gaining continuing/tenured positions, streaming into a research rather than teaching-focused role, and the likelihood of reaching the professoriate or being selected for leadership positions. This examination is carried out through a Bourdieusian lens, which provides the ideal tool to illustrate how privilege manifests in higher education, and essentially taxes the efforts of those from marginalised backgrounds hoping to achieve equitable successes with their privileged peers. The book will be of interest to students and scholars in the fields of higher education administration and policy, and social justice in education. .
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Higher Education Through a Bourdieusian Lens
Chapter 3: Bourdieu's Primary Theories
Chapter 4: A History of the University
Chapter 5: Disability in Higher Education
Chapter 6: Women in Higher Education
Chapter 7: Sexual Identity in Higher Education
Chapter 8: Higher Education and Race
Chapter 9: Class and Higher Education
Chapter 10: Conclusion.
Chapter 2: Higher Education Through a Bourdieusian Lens
Chapter 3: Bourdieu's Primary Theories
Chapter 4: A History of the University
Chapter 5: Disability in Higher Education
Chapter 6: Women in Higher Education
Chapter 7: Sexual Identity in Higher Education
Chapter 8: Higher Education and Race
Chapter 9: Class and Higher Education
Chapter 10: Conclusion.