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Brown, Nicole, Ed.; Leigh, Jennifer, Ed. – UCL Press, 2020
Rather than embracing difference as a reflection of wider society, academic ecosystems seek to normalise and homogenise ways of working and of being a researcher. As a consequence, ableism in academia is endemic. However, to date no attempt has been made to theorise experiences of ableism in academia. "Ableism in Academia" provides an…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Chronic Illness, Higher Education, College Faculty
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Harman, John D.; Bowers, James R. – Perspectives on Political Science, 1994
Maintains that the issue of political correctness has gained wide coverage in the press as it relates to higher education academic policy. Reports on a survey of 196 New York State political scientists. Finds that they perceive political correctness as an issue on their college campus and in the discipline, but not in their departments. (CFR)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development