Tribal, proletarian and entrepreneurial career stories
Junior Academics as a Case in Point
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4096738 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Oili-Helena Ylijoki (0000-0003-1381-6343, Tampere University, corresponding author), Lea Henriksson (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1292-1308 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079.2015.1092129 |
| OpenAlex | W2206788119 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 19 |
This paper explores the career-building of junior academics in the current higher education environment, which is characterised by short-term employment conditions. The paper is based on focus group discussions with Finnish early career academics working in the social sciences. Drawing upon a narrative approach, five career stories are constructed: the Novice of the Academic Elite, the Victim of the Teaching Trap, the Academic Worker, the Research Group Member and the Academic Freelancer. Each story is analysed in terms of four dimensions: core commitment, career risk, career support and stance towards the university. Furthermore, we reflect on the crossing and maintenance of boundaries that each story entails. The stories crystallise the cultural resources that junior academics rely on while making sense of their careers. The results show that there are radically different – even opposite – ways to understand what an academic career is, and how to build it
Career development · Elite · Focus group · Higher education · Narrative · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Proletariat · Sociology · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Higher Education Governance and Development · Higher Education Practises and Engagement
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| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |