Bourdieu and higher education: life in the modern university

Intro -- Foreword -- References -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- References -- Part I Bourdieu's Key Theories for Examining Higher Education -- 2 Introducing Bourdieu and Higher Education -- Bourdieu in Context -- Bourdieu's History -- Theory and Bourdieu -- Bourdieu on Theory -- Bourdieu on Methods and Methodology -- Bourdieu on Statistics -- Bourdieu on Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis -- Theory of Practice -- Bourdieu on Education -- Summary -- References -- 3 Habitus -- Defining Habitus -- Habitus on a Personal Level -- Habitus and Its Relationship with Field and Capital -- Well-Informed Habitus -- Distinction -- Hexis -- Conditioning -- Knowledge and Labouring Classes -- Summary -- References -- 4 Field -- Defining Field -- Field Trajectory -- Status in Academia -- Field Theory -- Summary -- References -- 5 Capital -- Bourdieu on Capital -- Economic Capital: A Starting Point -- Economic, Cultural, and Social Capital -- Capital Attracts Capital -- Reproduction -- Increasing Status in a Field -- Education is Capital -- Summary -- References -- Part II Life in the Modern University -- 6 The End of the Ivory Tower -- The Doxa of the Ivory Tower -- Incremental Shifts Are Lost in Translation -- Summary -- References -- 7 Vice-Chancellors and Presidents: Surveying National and International Academic Markets -- The Changing Field of Senior Leadership -- Leaders' Views of Their Roles in the Modern University -- Summary -- References -- 8 Deans: The Faculty's New Managers -- The Pressures of Being Dean -- Summary -- References -- 9 Academics: The Business of Teaching and Research -- Academic Work in the Modern University -- Networks and Success -- Summary -- References -- 10 Shifting Borders in the Modern University -- Why Shifting Borders Matter -- Who Does (and Does not) Benefit from These Shifting Borders?.