Inhabiting the Borders: Foreign Language Faculty in American Colleges and Universities

ISBN-13: 9780415976923 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 226 str.

Matross Helms; Robin Matross Helms; Robin Matross Helms

Opis

This study explores the experience of Foreign Language Faculty members in American colleges and universities. The gender bias of foreign language faculty and their employment status often leads to their being marginalised within the teaching profession, and within Foreign Language faculties there is further marginalisation of female teachers, teachers of less commonly taught languages and non-tenure-track faculty members. By studying their experiences, it is possible to gain insight into the causes and effects of faculty marginalisation in general - insights that are much needed in order to distribute academic power more evenly. The book also follows how some marginalised faculty groups have responded to this situation and worked to redress imbalances, along with suggestions for institutional policy changes that would improve the experience of the profession as a whole.

Spis treści

List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One Introduction -- Chapter Two Literature Review -- Chapter Three Methodology -- Chapter Four Foreign Language Faculty: A Comparative Profile -- Chapter Five Women in the Profession: Plus ca change -- Chapter Six Hao, ma? vs. Hola: The Pros and Cons of Less Commonly Taught -- Chapter Seven Arrivederci Tenure?: Questioning the Traditional Academic Track -- Chapter Eight The Faculty Administrative Role -- Chapter Nine Conclusion -- Appendix Description of Participants and Institutions -- Bibliography -- Index.

O autorze

Robin Matross Helms holds an A.B. degree in East Asian Studies from Princeton University, and M.B.A. and Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from Boston College, where she worked in the Center for International Higher Education. She has also worked for Concordia Language Villages, EF Foundation for Foreign Study, and other organizations in the field of international education. Robin currently lives in Washington, DC, and works at the Institute of International Education.