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The Depersonalised Consumer Subjectivity and Its Effect on Fostering Meaningful Relationships between Undergraduates and Academics in Higher Education
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Symonds, Eloise – Critical Studies in Education, 2021
Both the consumer subjectivity and partnership models are receiving increasing attention within higher education institutions. In this article, I explore the impersonality that characterises the social role of the consumer and its impact on the formation and implementation of meaningful relationships between undergraduates and academics. I draw…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Undergraduate Students, College Faculty, Foreign Countries
Reframing Power Relationships between Undergraduates and Academics in the Current University Climate
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Symonds, Eloise – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2021
The undergraduate-academic power dynamic is being reframed in the current university climate. This article questions the research on power relationships within higher education whereby the dynamic is acknowledged without proper consideration. As such, the formation of power relationships remains unexplored and misunderstood. This article advocates…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Faculty, Teacher Student Relationship, Teacher Role
An 'Unavoidable' Dynamic? Understanding the 'Traditional' Learner-Teacher Power Relationship within a Higher Education Context
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Symonds, Eloise – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2021
Power relationships between undergraduates and academics are frequently overlooked. This article explores the construction of a 'traditional' power relationship between undergraduates and academics, through the theorisation of systemic and constitutive power and considers the prevalence of this dynamic within a higher education (HE) context. I…
Descriptors: Power Structure, Teacher Student Relationship, College Faculty, Undergraduate Students