Exploring academics’ identities in today’s universities: a systematic review
Metadatos
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Evaluation Evaluación Higher education Educación Superior Identity Identidad Academics Profesorado Universitario Systematic review Revisión Sistemática Managerialism
Date
2021-12-02Patrocinador
This work has been funded by the State Research Agency, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, through the project “The influence of neoliberalism on academic identities and on the level of professional satisfaction” -NEOACADEMIC- (PID2019-105631GA-I00/SRA (State Research Agency)/10.13039/501100011033). Also, by the University Teaching Staff Programme, implemented by the Ministry of Universities of Spanish Government under grants FPU19/00942.Résumé
Purpose – The study aims to analyse international studies on the impact that new forms of control and
performativity in higher education have on academics’ identity. The aim was threefold, namely, to provide an overview of the main published findings; to establish biases and future lines of research and to offer a starting point to stimulate a debate on the future of universities.
Design/methodology/approach – The present study consists of a systematic review aimed at providing an overview of the main professional identities (PIs) described in the literature in the past 10years. A bibliographic search was conducted on the Web of Science, SCOPUS and Education Resources Information Centre, which yielded a total of 26 articles that were subsequently subjected to thematic analysis.
Findings – The study provides an overview of the types of identities developed by academics as a result of the new forms of control. Among the main findings, this study reveals a clear predominance of PIs characterised by submission to the new neoliberal demands. The professional, social and health consequences associated with these identities are also highlighted. Finally, a proposal is made for future research to better understand how these new PIs are constructed and developed.
Research limitations/implications – Because of the chosen filters or databases, the study could have omitted possible articles relevant to this review. Therefore, researchers are encouraged to replicate such a study by expanding, for example, the languages used.
Originality/value – This study helps us to obtain a detailed description of the different identities generated as a consequence of the new governance of higher education. Furthermore, possible implications for mitigating this situation are mentioned.