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Just Academia? Higher Education Organizations as Social Spaces for Equitable Transformation
Sun, April 24, 8:00 to 9:30am PDT (8:00 to 9:30am PDT), World Educational Research Association Virtual Meeting Rooms, WERA Virtual Meeting Room 2Session Type: Symposium
Abstract
The symposium aims at discussing the university as a social space where social change is produced and where thus not only an equitable higher education system but also an equitable society is at stake. The session will give empirical evidence on how universities as organizations deal with significant dimensions of social inequality in bringing about social change and equitable higher education. It will feature four contributions from Australia, Sweden, Egypt, and Germany examining programs for supporting social entrepreneurial scholar-practitioners, the implementation of gender equality policies, the integration of post-colonial epistemologies, and the merging of sustainability and digital transformation processes.
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Chairs
Julia Elven, Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen Nürnberg
Jörg Schwarz, Helmut Schmidt University / University of the Armed Forces Hamburg, Germany
Papers
Universities Addressing Society's Most Pressing Problems by Supporting Social Entrepreneurial Scholar-Practitioners - Sharon Zivkovic, University of South Australia
Getting the Job Done: Implementing Equality Policies Within Academia - Anne-Charlott Callerstig, Örebro University
Academic Freedom Between Neoliberal, Liberal, and Islamic Imaginaries of University - Israa Medhat Esmat, Cairo University
Sustainable University — Digital University — Equitable University? A Comparative Analysis of Higher Education Organizations Across Europe - Julia Elven, Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen Nürnberg; Jörg Schwarz, Helmut Schmidt University / University of the Armed Forces Hamburg, Germany