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Direct linkMacfarlane, Bruce – Higher Education Research and Development, 2022
This paper explores the ideological orientations of higher education (HE) researchers in the form of a visual map, including three principal 'islands' -- "Pragmatists Peninsula," "Reformists Rock" and "Dystopians Retreat." The development of the HE research field in general, illustrated by the last 40 years of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Research, Ideology, Educational Researchers
Macfarlane, Bruce – Policy Futures in Education, 2021
The popular image of activism in the university involves students and academics campaigning for social justice and resisting the neo-liberalisation of the university. Yet activism has been subtly corporatised through the migration of corporate social responsibility from the private sector into the university, a trend that may be illustrated by…
Descriptors: Activism, Universities, Neoliberalism, Social Responsibility
Macfarlane, Bruce – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
The effects of performativity in academic life are widely discussed and debated. Yet most analysis relies on conventional forms of empirical enquiry, notably interviews and questionnaires. The curriculum vitae (CV) is a comparatively neglected source of insight into the changing nature of academic life that offers a fresh insight. Drawing on the…
Descriptors: Resumes (Personal), Reputation, College Faculty, Generational Differences
