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The Making of Careers in Academia: Split Career Movements in Education Science
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Angervall, Petra; Gustafsson, Jan – European Educational Research Journal, 2014
In this article the authors discuss developments in the Europeanisation of higher education policy context of Sweden, and in particular certain changes within the field of education science. Detailed career narratives from 30 interviews have been produced and analysed. These narratives illustrate how research careers in education are formed and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Policy
The Unacknowledged Value of Female Academic Labour Power for Male Research Careers
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Angervall, Petra; Beach, Dennis; Gustafsson, Jan – Higher Education Research and Development, 2015
Academic work in Sweden's higher education system is changing character. Distinctly different career pathways are emerging, as facilities for developing research careers and capital have become both more restricted and more dependent on external funding. These developments are in focus in the present article. Based on ethnographic research and a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Women Faculty, Females
Becoming an Academic Researcher
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Angervall, Petra; Gustafsson, Jan – Policy Futures in Education, 2014
The neo-liberal restructuring of academia justifies research concerning what constitutes academic work, what it means to be an academic researcher and how researchers manoeuvre in academia. The aim of this article is to investigate how this reshaping of higher education affects how research careers are formed and impacts on "becoming…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Researchers, Educational Change, Neoliberalism