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Academic Apartheid: Waging the Adjunct War
Editor: Sylvia M. DeSantis
Date Of Publication: May 2011
Isbn13: 978-1-4438-2859-8
Isbn: 1-4438-2859-9
In response to institutionalized oppression, professional disregard, and overt lack of agency, a silent majority speaks out. Academic Apartheid: Waging the Adjunct War responds to the pervasive “adjunct for hire” trend with a collection of poignant international essays covering a wide depth and breadth of experience (overseas, online, small private colleges, large state institutions) while uncovering the challenges implicit with living and working as an academic on the borders of the ivory tower. Because colleges and universities have continually increased their adjunct workforce over the last decade, turning a once-trend into an explosive and exploitive standard practice in higher education, adjunct employment practices often occur outside the boundaries of professionalism; too commonly are academics hired into teaching positions without the benefits of job security, adequate wages, health benefits, or even minimal professional resources, such as office space, a desk, or even use of a copier. What does this mean for the climate in higher education? Determined to address the ramifications of this shift, Academic Apartheid documents the agency and experiences of adjuncts always already subsumed by this classist shift.
Sylvia M DeSantis holds a BA in English from Villanova University, and an MA in English/Women’s Studies concentration from VA Tech. An educational/curriculum specialist, Ms. DeSantis has created multimedia in use by students at over 20 campuses, and is a contributor to Knowledge Generation Through Nursing Informatics (Jones and Bartlett, 2008; 2011). Schiffer Publications will release Watercharms, her mind/body/spirit title, in Fall 2011.
"Many colleges and universities in the United States have increasingly been making ends meet by exploiting low cost labor. These underpaid and overworked employees do not toil in campus kitchens, dorms, or on the grounds; rather their workplace is the classroom. Administrators in higher education have, for years, been taking advantage of a slack labor market for college faculty to cut costs. Academic Apartheid shines a light on the victims of this exploitation—adjunct instructors—and makes the case that this important part of the academy should be viewed as the asset they are and be treated with the respect and dignity they merit."
- Dr. Paul F. Clark, Head, Dept. of Labor Studies and Employment Relations, Penn State University ‘The book makes an important contribution to a growing body of international evidence which challenges the general public’s widely held views that universities are ivory towers containing highly paid, securely employed, and privileged workforce.’ --Robyn May, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
Price Uk Gbp: 34.99
Price Us Usd: 52.99
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