Careers of the Professoriate

Academic Pathways of the Linguists and Sociologists in Germany, France and the UK
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-031-25240-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 137 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 318 g

This book examines career patterns of the professoriate. Professors may appear as specialised individualists in their fields, and yet they follow pathways which are anything but unique. Drawing from a unique data set, the authors analyse the trajectories of the almost 2000 linguists and sociologists who hold full professorships in Germany, France and the UK in 2015.  With a background in social theory, they reveal models, structures and rules that organise the professional lives and biographies of the most senior academics. This book presents the results of a systematic empirical study, which will be of interest to specialists in higher education studies as well as to linguists and sociologists, and to all academics more generally.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Blanchard, Philippe

Angermuller, Johannes

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Berufs- und Studienberatung, Karriereplanung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogische Soziologie, Bildungssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Hochschuldidaktik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Studying the Professoriate.- 2. A Process Perspective on the Professoriate.- 3. Existing Research on Academic Careers.- 4. Professors in Germany, France, United Kingdom.- 5. Two Disciplines: Linguistics and Sociology.- 6. Three Concepts for the Analysis of Professorial Careers.- 7. Working with Online Biographical Data in Research on Academic Careers.- 8. Speed: How Fast Do Professors Reach Their Position?.- 9. Mobility: Moving in and Between Statuses, Institutions and Countries?.- 10. Pathways: Three Career Models.- 11. Conclusion: Academic Careers between Competition and Conformation.

Über Autor(innen)

Johannes Angermüller is Professor in the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics at the Open University, UK.  

Philippe Blanchard is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, UK.