Challenging Approaches to Academic Career-Making

Dr Celia Whitchurch, Dr William Locke, Dr Giulio Marini

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Bloomsbury Academic
04 May 2023

Series: Bloomsbury Higher Education Research

Against a background of changing patterns of academic labour in the UK and other English speaking countries, this book draws on empirical research which identifies a shift towards more open-ended approaches to roles and careers in higher education. This has resulted in what the authors describe as ‘concertina-like’ careers, in which individuals stretch the spaces and timescales available to them. Underpinning this process, the concept of ‘career scripts’ shows how the career paths of individuals may be informed by formal career structures (Institutional scripts) but also by activity associated with professional practice (Practice scripts), and by personal strengths, interests and commitments (Internal scripts). This has led to new forms of activity, within both the formal institutional economy, including promotion criteria and prescribed career pathways, and the informal institutional economy, represented by personal interests and initiatives, professional relationships and networks. The ‘concertina’ process enables individuals to address a series of common misalignments and disjunctures within formal institutional economies, including those associated with disciplinary and departmental affiliations, job profiles, progression criteria, and work allocation models. The book also explores directions that academic careers may take in the future, and how institutions might adapt to these changes.

By: Dr Celia Whitchurch, Dr William Locke, Dr Giulio Marini
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781350282537
ISBN 10: 1350282537
Series: Bloomsbury Higher Education Research
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 04 May 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Series Editor’s Foreword Acknowledgements Notes on Authors 1. The Changing Parameters of Academic Work 2. Academic Career Trajectories and Aspirations 3. The Study and Early Findings 4. The Significance of Career Scripts 5. The Rise of the ‘Concertina’ Career 6. Negotiating Misalignments and Disjunctures 7. Whither the Academic Profession? 8. Rethinking Academic Careers in a Post-Pandemic World Appendix 1: Survey Questionnaire Appendix 2: Topic Guide for First Round of Interviews Autumn 2017 to Spring 2018 Appendix 3: Topic Guide for Second Round of Interviews Autumn 2019 to Spring 2020 References Index

Celia Whitchurch is Honorary Associate Professor at the Centre for Global Higher Education at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK. William Locke is Honorary Professorial Fellow of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Giulio Marini is Lecturer (Teaching) in the Social Research Institute (SRI-UCL) at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK.

Reviews for Challenging Approaches to Academic Career-Making

What makes this book special is how it is able to go beyond the formalities of the observed transformation of academic work, exposing the embedded and less visible practices characterizing academic careers. This is a great read for those wanting to understand the current dynamics taking place in higher education. * Bjørn Stensaker, Vice-Rector Education, University of Oslo, Norway * A compelling book, an exciting theoretical underpinning, a richness of survey and interview data. An empirical study of UK academics’ changing working conditions, career trajectories, pressures, aspirations and interests. An excellent read! * Marek Kwiek, Director, Institute for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Poznan, Poland *