Academic Identities in Higher Education by Linda Evans, Jon N... - 9781350011038

Academic Identities in Higher EducationThe Changing European Landscape\nAuthor(s): Linda Evans, Jon Nixon\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350011038, 978-1350011038\nSynopsis\nAcademic identity is continually being formed and reformed by the institutional, socio-cultural and political contexts within which academic practitioners operate. In Europe the impact of the 2008 economic crisis and its continuing aftermath accounts for many of these changes, but the diverse cultures and histories of different regions are also significant factors, influencing how institutions adapt and resist, and how identities are shaped. Academic Identities in Higher Education highlights the multiple influences acting upon academic practitioners and documents some of the ways in which they are positioning themselves in relation to these often competing pressures. \n\nAt a time when higher education is undergoing huge structu?