{"product_id":"challenging-approaches-to-academic-careermaking-9781350282537","title":"Challenging Approaches to Academic CareerMaking","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgainst 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 (\u003ci\u003eInstitutional scripts\u003c\/i\u003e) but also by activity associated with professional practice (\u003ci\u003ePractice scripts), \u003c\/i\u003eand by personal strengths, interests and commitments (\u003ci\u003eInternal scripts\u003c\/i\u003e). This has led to new forms of activity, within both the \u003ci\u003eformal institutional economy\u003c\/i\u003e, including promotion criteria and prescribed career pathways, and \u003ci\u003ethe informal institutional economy\u003c\/i\u003e, represented by personal interests and initiatives, professio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat 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 *\u003cbr\u003eA 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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeries 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","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039334203735,"sku":"9781350282537","price":85.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350282537.jpg?v=1750943360","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/challenging-approaches-to-academic-careermaking-9781350282537","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}