Straddling class in the academy : 26 stories of students, administrators, and faculty from poor and working-class backgrounds and their compelling lessons for higher education policy and practice /

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Author / Creator:	Ardoin, Sonja, author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	Sterling, Virginia : Stylus Publishing, LLC., 2019. ©2019
Description:	xv, 215 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Working class -- Education (Higher) -- United States. First-generation college students -- United States. First-generation college students. Working class -- Education (Higher) United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11950336

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Other authors / contributors:	Martinez, Becky, author. Washington, Jamie, writer of foreword.
ISBN:	1620367408 9781620367407 1620367394 9781620367391
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-193) and index.
Summary:	Through 26 narratives of individuals from poor and working class backgrounds - ranging from students, to multiple levels of administrators and faculty, both tenured and non-tenured - this book provides a vivid understanding of how people can experience and straddle class in the middle, upper, or even elitist class contexts of the academy. The book opens by setting the foundation by examining definitions of class, discussing its impact on identity, and summarizing the literature on class and what it can tell us about the complexities of class identity, its fluidity, sometimes performative nature, and the sense of dissonance it can provoke. This book brings social class identity to the forefront of our consciousness, conversations, and behaviors and compels those in the academy to recognize classism and reimagine higher education to welcome and support those from poor and working class backgrounds. Its concluding chapter proposes means for both increasing social class consciousness and social class inclusivity in the academy. It is a compelling read for everyone in the academy, not least for those from poor or working class backgrounds who will find validation and recognition and draw strength from its vivid stories. -- from book description, Amazon.com.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Social Class in the Academy
2. The Undergraduate Student Perspective: Narratives
3. The Graduate Student Perspective: Narratives
4. The Early Career Administrator Perspective: Narratives
5. The Mid Career Administrator Perspective: Narratives
6. The Senior Administrator Perspective: Narratives
7. The Nontenured Faculty Perspective: Narratives
8. The Tenured Faculty Perspective: Narratives
9. The External Educator Perspective: Narratives
10. Shared Social Class Experiences and the Intersectionality of Identity
11. Conclusion: Increasing Social Class Consciousness and Inclusiviry in Higher Education
References
Authors and Contributors
Index

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