Including Older Academics in the English University: A Matter of Social Justice

Autor/inn/en	George, Rosalyn; Maguire, Meg
Titel	Including Older Academics in the English University: A Matter of Social Justice
Quelle	In: International Journal of Inclusive Education, 27 (2023) 3, S.389-402 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-3116
DOI	10.1080/13603116.2020.1858980
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Older Adults; College Faculty; Social Justice; Aging (Individuals); Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Age Discrimination; Teacher Attitudes; Baby Boomers; Teacher Retirement; Social Bias; Work Environment; Generational Differences; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Älterer Erwachsener; Fakultät; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Aging; Altern; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Lehrerverhalten; Arbeitsmilieu
Abstract	In the UK a 'crisis' has been manufactured around the so-called baby boomer generation. It has been claimed that this demographic (those born between 1946 and 1964) have benefitted from supportive public policies throughout their lives and are still continuing to access advantages but at some cost to younger generations. For example, policies that offer protection against age discrimination coupled with the end of mandatory retirement have offered baby boomers the opportunity to extend their working lives. In choosing to remain in paid work when they could have retired, it has been claimed that older workers limit employment opportunities for younger people. This paper explores the perceptions and experiences of twelve older academics from the baby boomer generation who have stayed on in their posts and asks questions about social justice issues; that is, issues of distribution, inclusion and recognition. We argue that discourses that malign and/or exclude older academics need to be disrupted and that a kinder alignment between employers, managers, and differently-aged university employees may go some way to dispelling any concerns about intergenerational unfairness. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01