ERIC Number: EJ1032310
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0954-0253
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Teachers' Care in Higher Education: Contesting Gendered Constructions
Mariskind, Clare
Gender and Education, v26 n3 p306-320 2014
There is little research on care in higher education, and yet for many of those who teach in higher education institutions, care is an important part of their work. Care in the compulsory education sector has traditionally been linked to the feminine, and this paper considers whether this is also the case in higher education. It investigates how care is conceptualised and gendered in the literature and in narratives of teaching staff from New Zealand universities. It finds that there is much more to care than traditional models offer, and shows how this complexity of care challenges gendered stereotypes. It concludes that a broader understanding of care can help break the link to the feminine and acknowledge the value of care in higher education and beyond.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Caring, Universities, Gender Issues, Stereotypes, College Instruction, Feminism, Personal Narratives, College Faculty, Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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