Women Negotiating Life in the Academy
A Canadian Perspective
Editors: Eaton, Sarah Elaine, Burns, Amy (Eds.)
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- Provides a forum for less frequently heard voices in academia and beyond
- Focuses on the importance of spaces for intersectionality and provocation in women’s (academic) lives
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- About this book
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This book offers a new perspective on how Canadian women in the academy are re-conceptualizing and reconsidering their position as professionals. It examines central challenges associated with the lives of women scholars and higher education professionals, including their professional identity, institutional expectations, lessons learned throughout their career experiences in higher education, and navigating between multiple roles.
In turn, the book highlights the importance of both formal and informal networks of support. Each contributing author presents authentic examples from her lived experiences as a woman in the academy, situating her personal narrative within previous research in the field. Taken together, the respective chapters equip readers with a deeper understanding of the experiences of women in the academic world. This book is inclusive in nature, showcasing experiences from women who are scholars, students and higher education professionals.
The book makes a significant and unique contribution to the field of gender studies, with a focus on women negotiating life in the academic world and within the Canadian context. The evidence and insights shared here will benefit all scholars in women’s studies and comparative studies, as well as those considering a career in higher education.
- About the authors
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Sarah Elaine Eaton, PhD, is a full-time faculty member at the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary. She has worked in post-secondary contexts in a variety of roles since 1994. Her research interests focus on higher education leadership, policy and governance, with specific expertise in applied ethics and integrity.
Amy Burns, PhD, is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs in Education with the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary. She has worked extensively in both the K-12 public school system and in the post-secondary context. Her research interests focus on two main areas: feminist leadership in education and the role of leadership in pre-service teacher education.
- Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Bringing My Past into My Future as a Woman in the Academy
Pages 3-14
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Challenging and Critiquing Notions of Servant Leadership: Lessons from My Mother
Pages 15-23
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Her Stories
Pages 25-32
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Mentoring as Support for Women in Higher Education Leadership
Pages 33-49
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The Surprisingly Empty Feeling of Getting Full: Contemplations on the Contradictory Nature of Full Professorship—Margaret Kovach/Bonnie Stelmach
Pages 51-65
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Women Negotiating Life in the Academy
- Book Subtitle
- A Canadian Perspective
- Editors
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- Sarah Elaine Eaton
- Amy Burns
- Copyright
- 2020
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-981-15-3114-9
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-15-3114-9
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-981-15-3113-2
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-981-15-3116-3
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIV, 201
- Number of Illustrations
- 4 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
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