Framing Faculty Agency inside Striving Universities: An Application of Bourdieu's Theory of Practice

Abstract

Drawn from a qualitative study and framed with Bourdieu's theory of practice, I present a three-pronged framework to describe how tenure-line professors assumed agency as their university strove to establish itself as a national research institution. Implications for practice and future research are offered.

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Leslie D. Gonzales

Leslie D. Gonzales is Assistant Professor of Higher Education–Educational Leadership at Clemson University; [email protected].