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View article: Negotiating authenticity: experiences of student influencers on social media
Negotiating authenticity: experiences of student influencers on social media Open
Research has shown that contemporary youth face a variety of challenges, ranging from social belonging to striving towards perfection in body image and personal achievements in all areas of life. Student life is expected to add further com…
View article: #Studytalk in marketised higher education: student influencers as emerging support providers
#Studytalk in marketised higher education: student influencers as emerging support providers Open
Within the marketised higher education context, where traditional support systems are strained, student influencers on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube have emerged as unexpected providers of academic and emotional support for…
View article: The making of the activist disabled subject: disability and political activism in English higher education
The making of the activist disabled subject: disability and political activism in English higher education Open
Drawing on a Foucauldian theorisation and an in-depth study with eight disabled student activists in England, this paper explores how persistent marginalisation and ableism in higher education has triggered a wave of activism among disable…
View article: Student Identity and Political Agency
Student Identity and Political Agency Open
Examining the intersections of education, sociology and politics, Student Identity and Political Agency provides a unique, research-informed account of the student experience in a contemporary higher education setting. By drawing on curren…
View article: Students as consumers? A counter perspective from student assessment as a disciplinary technology
Students as consumers? A counter perspective from student assessment as a disciplinary technology Open
The notion of students as consumers who exercise educational decisions based on economic self-interest leads to interesting questions about their perceptions of current higher education assessment practices.Guided by a Foucauldian theorisa…
View article: Disabled students doing activism: Borrowing from and trespassing neoliberal reason in English higher education
Disabled students doing activism: Borrowing from and trespassing neoliberal reason in English higher education Open
The neoliberal rationale in English higher education promotes institutional and individual competition for economic success, often at the cost of equity and universalism. Within such context, there is a tendency to formalise student voice,…
View article: COVID-19: A Neoliberal Nirvana?
COVID-19: A Neoliberal Nirvana? Open
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted the operation of universities around the world. A transition to online platforms and remote forms of working as a consequence of national lockdown measures and campus closures has produced new …
View article: Physical Separation, Social Distance, and Kinship Sentiments: An Exploration of Rural <scp>Parent–Teacher</scp> Relations in China
Physical Separation, Social Distance, and Kinship Sentiments: An Exploration of Rural <span>Parent–Teacher</span> Relations in China Open
Research from various national contexts has shown that less privileged parents face various barriers when developing relationships with teachers compared to their more privileged counterparts. Chinese rural citizens have been disadvantaged…
View article: Contemporary dynamics of student experience and belonging in higher education
Contemporary dynamics of student experience and belonging in higher education Open
Higher education has changed rapidly over the past few decades where market forces and global competition have become defining characteristics of university sectors worldwide. Alongside the intensi...
View article: Student support as social network: exploring non-traditional student experiences of academic and wellbeing support during the Covid-19 pandemic
Student support as social network: exploring non-traditional student experiences of academic and wellbeing support during the Covid-19 pandemic Open
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a global crisis in higher education, affecting all aspects of university work and practices. This article focuses on student experiences in particular by problematising academic and wellbeing support availa…
View article: In Conversation with Mark Olssen
In Conversation with Mark Olssen Open
It is challenging to define who Michel Foucault was, whether he was a theorist, a philosopher, a historian, or a critic. In many of his books, and essays, Foucault denied being a philosopher or a theorist, nor did he want to be called a wr…
View article: Doctoral students navigating the borderlands of academic teaching in an era of precarity
Doctoral students navigating the borderlands of academic teaching in an era of precarity Open
Neoliberalisation of academia has led to an increasing recruitment of doctoral students in teaching roles. Whilst there is evidence of doctoral students being engaged in teaching roles and the reasons for doing so, there is a pressing need…
View article: Student Politics: Resistance, Refusal and Representation
Student Politics: Resistance, Refusal and Representation Open
Social Theory and the Politics of Higher Education brings together an international group of scholars who shine a theoretical light on the politics of academic life and higher education. The book covers three key areas:
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View article: Students as ‘Animal Laborans’? Tracing Student Politics in a Marketised Higher Education Setting
Students as ‘Animal Laborans’? Tracing Student Politics in a Marketised Higher Education Setting Open
This article examines the widespread policy discourses that have constructed the notion of student as consumer in English higher education, and it questions the implications of such fabrications on students’ political engagement. In partic…
View article: The Covid-19 pandemic and the dissolution of the university campus: implications for student support practice
The Covid-19 pandemic and the dissolution of the university campus: implications for student support practice Open
Purpose This paper problematises student support in higher education during the Covid-19 crisis and proposes an original approach of social network analysis for developing effective support for students from different socio-economic backgr…
View article: Constructing political subjectivity: the perspectives of sabbatical officers from English students’ unions
Constructing political subjectivity: the perspectives of sabbatical officers from English students’ unions Open
Informed by policy sociology and a Foucauldian theorisation, this article explores how a selection of sabbatical officers from English students’ unions formed their political subjectivity during the policy consultation processes leading to…
View article: Assessment Policy and “Pockets of Freedom” in a Neoliberal University: A Foucauldian Perspective
Assessment Policy and “Pockets of Freedom” in a Neoliberal University: A Foucauldian Perspective Open
Guided by a Foucauldian theorisation, this chapter conducts a discourse analysis of assessment policy documents in one neoliberalised UK university. Furthermore, it traces the ways in which academics and graduate teaching assistants (GTAs)…
View article: Students as consumers? A counter perspective from student assessment as a disciplinary technology
Students as consumers? A counter perspective from student assessment as a disciplinary technology Open
The notion of students as consumers who exercise educational decisions based on economic self-interest leads to interesting questions about their perceptions of current higher education assessment practices. Guided by a Foucauldian theoris…
View article: Students’ unions and consumerist policy discourses in English higher education
Students’ unions and consumerist policy discourses in English higher education Open
This article centres on the recent Higher Education and Research Act 2017 in England and the consultation documents leading to the legislation. I will start by arguing that the reform promotes consumerist understanding of students. Guided …
View article: ‘Peacekeepers’ and ‘machine factories’: tracing Graduate Teaching Assistant subjectivity in a neoliberalised university
‘Peacekeepers’ and ‘machine factories’: tracing Graduate Teaching Assistant subjectivity in a neoliberalised university Open
Guided by a Foucauldian theorisation, this article explores Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) experiences of their work and subjectivity in a neoliberalised higher education environment. By drawing on a research project with GTAs from one …
View article: In conversation with Mark Olssen: on Foucault with Marx and Hegel
In conversation with Mark Olssen: on Foucault with Marx and Hegel Open
It is challenging to define who Michel Foucault was, whether he was a theorist, a philosopher, a historian, or a critic. In many of his books, and essays, Foucault denied being a philosopher or a theorist, nor did he want to be called a wr…
View article: Tracing assessment policy discourses in neoliberalised higher education settings
Tracing assessment policy discourses in neoliberalised higher education settings Open
This article explores assessment policy in two European universities with different political, historical and social backgrounds: the University of Glasgow and Tallinn University. The University of Glasgow is a well-established Russell Gro…
View article: Developing a Guiding Protocol for the Moderation of Summative Assessments
Developing a Guiding Protocol for the Moderation of Summative Assessments Open
According to literature, assessment moderation is a process for assuring ‘valid, fair and reliable’ assessment outcomes but also consistency of applied marking criteria. While being an important area in assessment, moderation is often refe…
View article: Education and Political Theory: Prospects and Points of View
Education and Political Theory: Prospects and Points of View Open
Education, philosophy, and politics can be seen as the tripos in Western tradition, defining the canon and practices of political and educational institutions (Peters 2012). In the light of recent educational research, it could also be arg…