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Fotovatian, Sepideh; Miller, Jenny – Higher Education Research and Development, 2014
This case study profiles eight international PhD students and describes the process of the construction and negotiation of their social and institutional identities in an Australian university. Audio-recorded informal conversations of the students highlight the role of social membership, staffroom interactions and language in the construction of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Identification (Psychology), Audio Equipment
Damrosch, David – 1995
This book explores an academic culture in which disciplines are isolated and then further divided into specialized fields, resulting in a mix of scholarly alienation and disciplinary territorialism, specialized inquiry and a poverty of general discussion. After an introductory chapter, the following subjects are addressed: (1) influences on…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Agents, College Faculty, Core Curriculum
Davison, Alice, Ed.; Eckert, Penelope, Ed. – 1990
Papers on women in linguistics are presented in five groups. An introductory section contains: "Feminist Linguistics: A Whirlwind Tour"; "Women in Linguistics: The Legacy of Institutionalization"; "Reflections on Women in Linguistics"; and "The Structure of the Field and Its Consequences for Women." Papers on trends and data include: "The Status…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Cultural Isolation, Deans, Doctoral Dissertations