Inhabiting the Borders: Foreign Language Faculty in American Colleges and Universities - Rilegato

Helms, Robin Matross

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0415976928 ISBN 13: 9780415976923

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2005

Riassunto

First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Robin Matross Helms holds an A.B. degree in East Asian Studies from Princeton University, and M.B.A. and Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from Boston College, where she worked in the Center for International Higher Education. She has also worked for Concordia Language Villages, EF Foundation for Foreign Study, and other organizations in the field of international education. Robin currently lives in Washington, DC, and works at the Institute of International Education.

Product Description:

This study explores the experience of Foreign Language Faculty members in American colleges and universities. The gender bias of foreign language faculty and their employment status often leads to their being marginalised within the teaching profession, and within Foreign Language faculties there is further marginalisation of female teachers, teachers of less commonly taught languages and non-tenure-track faculty members. By studying their experiences, it is possible to gain insight into the causes and effects of faculty marginalisation in general - insights that are much needed in order to distribute academic power more evenly. The book also follows how some marginalised faculty groups have responded to this situation and worked to redress imbalances, along with suggestions for institutional policy changes that would improve the experience of the profession as a whole.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0415976928
• ISBN 13: 9780415976923
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 226