LEADER 00000nam 22003733u 4500 001 EBL4716207 003 AU-PeEL 005 20161124145335.0 006 m d 007 cr -n--------- 008 161124s2016||||||| s|||||||||||eng|d 020 9783319424361 035 EBL4716207 035 (OCoLC)961452318 040 AU-PeEL|beng|cAU-PeEL|dAU-PeEL 050 4 LC1567.C436 2017 082 00 376.65 100 1 Eggins, Heather. 245 14 The changing role of women in higher education :|bacademic and leadership issues. 260 Cham :|bSpringer International Publishing,|c2016. 300 1 online resource (328 p.) 490 1 The changing academy - the changing academic profession in international comparative perspective ;|vv.17 500 Description based upon print version of record. 505 0 Dedication -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Author Biographies -- Introduction -- Women in Higher Education: Charting the Trajectory -- Charting the Trajectory -- Part I: Setting the Scene -- Chapter 1: Whither Women Graduates in the Knowledge Economy? -- Introduction: Situating the Issue -- Achievements to Date: The Impact of International Advocacy -- Returns on Higher Education Qualifications -- Role Models and Personal Narratives: Charting the Progress of Women Graduates -- Interview Results -- The World Turns -- Social Mores Evolve -- Some Things Never Change 505 8 Today Women Have Choices -- Be Prepared: Like the Scouts - - Some Areas Must Modernize -- Carpe Diem: And Make Sure That You Can Accept the Challenges -- Nothing Is Perfect - - Learn to Listen to the Right People -- No Gain Without Pain -- Pro-women Men -- Hopeless Cases to Avoid -- Conclusion: The Journey Continues -- References -- Chapter 2: Women in American Higher Education: A Descriptive Profile -- Women Faculty Gains -- Higher Education as an Industry -- Comparative Trends in Higher Education Employment, by Type of Job and by Gender 505 8 Comparative Trends in the Employment of Faculty Women and Men -- Trends in Faculty Employment by Full-Time and Part- Time Status and by Gender -- Distribution of Women and Men Faculty and Instructional Staff, by Type and Control of Institution -- Women Faculty in the For-Profit Sector -- Faculty Salaries by Gender -- Women Faculty with Tenure -- Women in the Higher Education Pipeline -- Enrollment of Women Students in Colleges and Universities -- Women in the STEM Pipeline -- Doctorate Degrees Awarded to Women -- Women College and University Presidents 505 8 Women on College and University Boards of Trustees -- Factors Outside Academia Affecting Women in American Higher Education: Critical Factors That Helped Women Succeed in American Higher Education in the Past -- Title IX -- Affirmative Action -- Faculty Unions -- Important Trends That Will Affect Women in American Higher Education in the Future -- Demographic Trends -- Economic Trends -- Overall Conclusions About the Participation Rate and the Changing Role of Women in American Higher Education -- Broader Questions Raised by These Trends -- References -- Sources of Data 505 8 Chapter 3: Women in Chinese Higher Education: Educational Opportunities and Employability Challenges -- Setting the Scene: The Macro Context of Women's Education in China -- Demographic Context -- Legal and Political Context -- The Attainment and Participation of Women in Chinese Higher Education -- Women's Educational Attainment in China -- Women's Participation in Chinese Higher Education -- Employment Challenges of Women Graduates in Chinese Higher Education -- A Quantitative Analysis of Women Graduate Employment in China -- A Qualitative Analysis of Women Graduate Employment in China 505 8 The Main Characteristics in the Profile of Chinese Students and Graduates 506 1 325 annual accesses.|5UkHlHU 650 4 Women|xEducation (Higher). 830 4 The changing academy - the changing academic profession in international comparative perspective ;|vv.17 856 40 |uhttp://hull.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=4716207 |zGo to ebook 921 NL 325 936 EBL