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Breaking Boundaries: Women in Higher Education DOCUMENT RESUME ED 418 637 HE 031 166 AUTHOR Morley, Louise, Ed.; Walsh, Val, Ed. TITLE Breaking Boundaries: Women in Higher Education. Gender and Higher Education Series. ISBN ISBN-0-7484-0520-8 PUB DATE 1996-00-00 NOTE 239p. AVAILABLE FROM Taylor & Francis, 1900 Frost Road, Suite 101, Bristol, PA 19007-1598; phone: 800-821-8312; fax: 215-785-5515 ($24.95). PUB TYPE Books (010) Collected Works General (020) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC10 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Activism; Age Differences; Aging (Individuals); Blacks; Business Administration Education; Careers; Change Agents; College Faculty; Deafness; Disabilities; Educational Trends; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Females; *Feminism; Foreign Countries; Graduate Study; Higher Education; Interdisciplinary Approach; Mothers; Older Adults; Sex Differences; *Sex Discrimination; Sex Fairness; Teacher Attitudes; Trend Analysis; Women Faculty; *Womens Education IDENTIFIERS United Kingdom ABSTRACT Essays from women in higher education, organized around two major themes: diversity, equity, and change, and feminism in the academy, and with an emphasis on these issues in the United Kingdom, include: "Women and Careers in Higher Education: What Is the Problem?" (Christine Heward); "In the Prime of Their Lives? Older Women in Higher Education" (Meg Maguire); "Activists as Change Agents: Achievements and Limitations" (Liz Price and Judy Priest); "Good Practices, Bad Attitudes: An Examination of the Factors Influencing Women's Academic Careers" (Jane Kettle); "Deaf Women Academics in Higher Education" (Ruth-Elaine Gibson); "Women in Management Education: The Token Topic?" (Pat Hornby and Sue Shaw); "Struggling for Inclusion: Black Women in Professional and Management Education" (Catharine Ross); "Equal Opportunities and Higher Education" (Maggie Humm); "Irish Women in Higher Education in England: From Invisibility to Recognition" (Breda Gray and Louise Ryan); "Interrogating Patriarchy: The Challenges of Feminist Research" (Louise Morley); "Interdisciplinary Ideals and Institutional Impediments: A Case Study of Postgraduate Provision" (Elizabeth Bird); "The Power of Numbers: Quantitative Data and Equal Opportunities Research" (Mairead Dunne); "Women and Disability in Higher Education: A Literature Search" (Alessandra Iantaffi); "Terms of Engagement: Pedagogy as a Healing Politic" (Val Walsh); and "Mothering and Education: Reflexivity and Feminist Methodology" (Miriam David, Jackie Davies, Rosalind Edwards, Diane Reay, and Kay Standing). (Most selections contain references.) (MSE) ******************************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * ******************************************************************************** A A M V 00 A 11 I PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY Taylor & Francis TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) I I I I I wwIPPzo--- r I U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research andImprovement EDJJCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproducedas received from the person ororganization originatinga Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality Points of view or opinions slatedin this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy BEST COPY AVA J ... Gender and Higher Education Series Editor: Val Walsh The series will promote feminist and feminist-inspired work which integrates experience and theory, and which is sensitive to the conceptual and organizational significance of diversity, multiplicity and creativity, as factors in higher education. The series aims to contribute to the development of interdisciplinary feminist awareness, theory and dialogue, as well as organizational change, and will highlightunderexposed areas of concern regarding gender issues in higher education. Using critical autobiography and life histories, the series will expand and support work by men as well as women, which facilitates the reconceiving of organizational masculinities and virility culture in contemporary higher education. Gender and Higher Education Titles Breaking Boundaries: Women in Higher Education Edited by Louise Morley and Val Walsh Related Titles Published by Taylor & Francis Mature Women Students: Separating or Connecting Family and Education Rosalind Edwards Feminist Academics: Creative Agents for Change Edited by Louise Morley and Val Walsh Changing the Subject: Women in Higher Education Edited by Sue Davies, Cathy Lubelska and Jocey Quinn Women's Studies Network (UK) Titles Working Out: New Directions for Women's Studies Edited by Hilary Hinds, Ann Phoenix and Jackie Stacey (Palmer Press Imprint) Making Connections: Women's Studies, Women's Movements, Women's Lives Edited by Mary Kennedy, Cathy Lubelska and Val Walsh Breaking Boundaries Breaking Boundaries: Women in Higher Education Edited by Louise Morley and Val Walsh Taylor&Fr,a,ncis UK Taylor & Francis Ltd, 1 Gunpowder Sq., London EC4A 3DE USA Taylor & Francis Inc., 1900 Frost Road, Suite 101, Bristol, PA 19007 © Selection and editorial material copyright Louise Morley and Val Walsh, 1996. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means. electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the Publisher. First published 1996 A Catalogue Record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0 7484 0519 4 ISBN 0 7484 0520 8 (pbk) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data are available on request Series cover design by Amanda Barragry Typeset in 10/12 pt Times by Best-set Typesetter Ltd., Hong Kong Printed in Great Britain by SRP Ltd, Exeter Contents WHEN (Women in Higher Education Network) 1 Introduction 3 Louise Morley and Val Walsh Section IDiversity, Equity and Change Chapter 1 Women and Careers in Higher Education: What is the Problem? 11 Christine Heward Chapter 2 In the Prime of Their Lives? Older Women in Higher Education 24 Meg Maguire Chapter 3 Activists as Change Agents: Achievements and Limitations 37 Liz Price and Judy Priest Chapter 4 Good Practices, Bad Attitudes: An Examination of the Factors Influencing Women's Academic Careers 52 Jane Kettle Chapter 5 Deaf Women Academics in Higher Education 67 Ruth-Elaine Gibson Chapter 6 Women in Management Education: The Token Topic? 78 Pat Hornby and Sue Shaw Chapter 7 Struggling for Inclusion: Black Women in Professional and Management Education 90 Catharine Ross Chapter 8 Equal Opportunities and Higher Education 102 Maggie Humm Section IIFeminism in the Academy Chapter 9 Irish Women in Higher Education in England: From Invisibility to Recognition 113 Breda Gray and Louise Ryan Contents Chapter 10Interrogating Patriarchy: The Challenges of Feminist Research 128 Louise Morley Chapter 11Interdisciplinary Ideals and Institutional Impediments: A Case Study of Postgraduate Provision 149 Elizabeth Bird Chapter 12The Power of Numbers: Quantitative Data and Equal Opportunities Research 160 Mciiread Dunne Chapter 13 Women and Disability in Higher Education: A Literature Search 180 Alessandra lantaffi Chapter 14 Terms of Engagement: Pedagogy as a Healing Politic 187 Val Walsh Chapter 15Mothering and Education: Reflexivity and Feminist Methodology 208 Miriam David, Jackie Davies, Rosalind Edwards, Diane Reay and Kay Standing Notes on Contributors 224 Index 229 8 vi WHEN (Women in Higher Education Network) WHEN is a national network spanning all sectors of Higher Education in the UK. It brings together academics, administrators, students and support staff from all disciplines and at all levels in HE. Its aim is to further the position of women in HE and change the climate of HE to one where all women can reach their full potential. WHEN offers all women teaching, learning and working in HE the opportunity to share information and to network for example via its annual conference. It aims to raise awareness and share good practice on a broad range of issues which women in HE have themselves identified as important. WHEN was set up in 1988 at the University of Cambridge. It has also been based at the University of Nottingham and at the University of Central Lancashire. WHEN has initiated a series of books with Taylor & Francis Publishers beginning with Changing the Subject: Women in Higher Education, edited by Sue Davies, Cathy Lubelska and Jocey Quinn. These publications combine selected conference papers and are a good opportunity for women to get their research published and share their knowledge. For more information and membership details contact: Jacquie Melia Centre for Health Studies University College Salford Frederick Road Salford M6 6PU Tel/Fax: (0161) 745 3332 Email: Jacqueline [email protected] 1 Introduction Louise Morley and Val Walsh This edited collection contains multiple readings and interpretations of women's engagement with higher education as academics, researchers and students. Chapters demonstrate and examine processes of equity and change, in relation to organizational culture, curriculum development, knowledge pro- duction, and the needs and contributions of diverse women. Black women, disabled women, Irish women, mothers and older women, and women in male- dominated disciplinary locations such as management education, theorize and share experiences. In so doing they document and challenge the often implicit obstacles to equality and feminism in the academy.
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