Conference presentation
Mapping the values and identities of academics who teach into widening participation university preparation programs
Society for Research into Higher Education International Research (SRHE) Conference, 2022 (Online, 05-Dec-2022–09-Dec-2022)
2022
Abstract
Practitioners who teach into university/tertiary preparation programs play an important role in widening and maintaining participation by delivering foundation programs for dealing with educational inequalities. Yet, there is limited research on how these practitioners conceptualise and frame their multiple roles, values and identities. Therefore, this study explored what it means to be a contemporary tertiary preparation practitioner at an Australian university. Ten academics who teach into university preparation programs co-constructed concept maps representing perceptions about their roles. These maps were then analysed using thematic analysis to identify patterns in perceptions. The findings highlighted that although practitioners were motivated by a desire to improve social mobility, this conflicts with the neoliberal demands of education as a commodity. There was also the perception that the tertiary preparation area sits at the periphery of higher education, which contributes to its perceived lack of prestige as an academic discipline.
Details
- Title
- Mapping the values and identities of academics who teach into widening participation university preparation programs
- Authors
- Kieran Balloo (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandDaniel Crane (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandCrank Russell (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandSusan Hopkins - University of Southern QueenslandMary McGovern (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandGeoffrey Parkes (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandJulie Penno (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandFabiane Ramos (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandNiharika Singh (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandNicholas Todd (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandVictoria Wilson (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandAngela Windsor (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandSue Worsley (Author) - University of Southern Queensland
- Conference details
- Society for Research into Higher Education International Research (SRHE) Conference, 2022 (Online, 05-Dec-2022–09-Dec-2022)
- Date published
- 2022
- Organisation Unit
- School of Education and Tertiary Access
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991144439802621
- Output Type
- Conference presentation
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