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" On the position of women in the university teaching profession in England : "
Sommerkorn, Ingrid.
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Latin Dissertation
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1094585
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TLets341424
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Sommerkorn, Ingrid.
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On the position of women in the university teaching profession in England :\ Sommerkorn, Ingrid.
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London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London)
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1966
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1966
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Ph.D.
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The aim of this study has been to investigate the position ofwomen teaching in English universities, in terms of both theirobjective status and their subjective views of their place inthe profession,Recent studies made in other countries, such as Germany, haveshown that 'the female don' has not as yet gained equalrecognition as a member of the academic world. Information onthe situation in Great Britain has not heretofore been available.Especially since university teaching in this country is on thethreshold of a great expansion, with concomitant structuralchanges, it has seemed worthwhile to explore the occupationalimage and reality of the academic women in England.The present empirical study, carried out in 1964, includedinterviews with 100 women engaged in full-time teaching ateight selected universities. The sample was designed to includeapproximately equal numbers of married and single women becausespecial attention was to be given to the problem connected withthe 'dual role' as mother and professional woman.In order to test and supplement the present sample, and alsoto provide comparisoxs between women and men in the profession,the data derived from the sample have been compared withavailable national figures based on the University Teachers'Survey of the Committee on Higher Education.The present study describes English academic women in terms ofvarious social and family characteristics, educational andprofessional attainments, career and recruitment patterns, andperceived motivations for becoming a university teacher. Inaddition, opinions are analyzed as expressed by the respondentson such topics as preferred or disliked aspects of their work -e.g. teaching as against research and administration -, therespective amounts of time devoted to such activities,promotion prospects, notions of discrimination, and other viewsof their position in the academic world.With regard to the present shortage of academic staff, thereis need for a recruitment policy taking into account thespecial situation and needs of married women who comprise apotential source of prospective teachers.
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London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London)
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