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Mangset, Marte – Journal of Education and Work, 2017
According to classical elite theory, increased circulation is related to increased integration which is thought to increase elites' power. Based on a comparative analysis of some European countries' elite education systems, recruitment to elite positions and degrees of circulation--with a specific focus on administrative elites--this article…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Social Theories, Social Change
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Caspersz, Donella; Olaru, Doina – Higher Education Research and Development, 2014
Developing an emancipatory interest enables individuals to free themselves from the intersubjective or commonly held meanings that dominate their understanding of their current world, and subsequently change their practices. We argue that developing an emancipatory interest is critical in learning to create social change, that is, wanting to…
Descriptors: Social Change, Foreign Countries, College Students, Semi Structured Interviews
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Christensen, M. Candace – NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education, 2015
This study explores the experiences of male college students who participated in a theatre-based, peer-education, sexual assault prevention presentation. The program was established through the use of Pedagogy of the Oppressed and Theatre of the Oppressed, as well as multicultural feminist theory and approaches. These models emphasize subverting…
Descriptors: Males, College Students, Violence, Prevention
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Denny, Harry – Writing Center Journal, 2010
Composition classrooms and writing centers are spaces where negotiation of academic, social, cultural, and political identities are ubiquitous, yet research has not produced adequate theory and practice to help tutors and writers navigate identity production and its politics. This article seeks to begin conversations that might lead to better…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Homosexuality, Epistemology, Writing Instruction
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Reason, Robert D.; Scales, Tara C.; Roosa Millar, Elizabeth A. – New Directions for Student Services, 2005
This chapter discusses the role of student affairs professionals in encouraging the development of racial justice allies through the exploration of whiteness.
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, Advocacy, Student Personnel Workers, Racial Attitudes