The Temporal Disciplining of Doctoral Research in the Neoliberal Academy: Winners and Losers in the Timely Completion

Deanna Grant-Smith; Abbe Winter

doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-7379-2.ch011

Back

The Temporal Disciplining of Doctoral Research in the Neoliberal Academy: Winners and Losers in the Timely Completion

Book chapter

Open access

Peer reviewed

The Temporal Disciplining of Doctoral Research in the Neoliberal Academy: Winners and Losers in the Timely Completion

Deanna Grant-Smith and Abbe Winter

Policy and Practice Challenges for Equality in Education, pp.238-258

IGI Global

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7379-2.ch011

Files and links (2)

pdf

The Temporal Disciplining of Doctoral Research in the Neoliberal Academy592.50 kBDownload View

Published VersionCC BY V4.0, Open Access

url

https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7379-2.ch011View

Published Version

Abstract

The neoliberal agenda in higher education has led to expectations and targets of market-likeness in student enrolment and completion demographics through the widening participation agenda. However, the reality is that disadvantaged groups such as students with a disability and Indigenous students are still underrepresented, particularly in advanced research degrees. This disadvantage is compounded by the temporal disciplining imposed by bureaucratically-defined completion deadlines. Taking Australia as a paradigmatic case, this chapter explores the temporal disciplining of doctoral research in the broader context of neoTaylorism and the projectification of research. It argues that a care-inspired slowness is needed to counterbalance the harms created by the managerialist push for ‘timely’ completion.

Details

Title: The Temporal Disciplining of Doctoral Research in the Neoliberal Academy: Winners and Losers in the Timely Completion
Authors: Deanna Grant-Smith - Queensland University of Technology
Abbe Winter (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Contributors: Theresa Neimann (Editor) - Oregon Coast Community College
Jonathan J Felix (Editor) - Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Elena Shliakhovchuk (Editor) - Polytechnic University of Valencia
Lynne L Hindman (Editor) - Ohio State University Hospital
Publication details: Policy and Practice Challenges for Equality in Education, pp.238-258
Publisher: IGI Global
Date published: 2021
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7379-2.ch011; 10.4018/978-1-7998-7379-2
ISBN: 9781799873815
Copyright note: Copyright © 2022, IGI Global. This chapter published as an Open Access Chapter distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and production in any medium, provided the author of the original work and original publication source are properly credited.
Organisation Unit: School of Business and Creative Industries
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991016188302621
Output Type: Book chapter

Metrics

37 File views/ downloads

30 Record Views