The Ontology of Mention: Contexts, Contests, and Constructs of Academic Identity among University of Zambia Faculty

Authors

  • Ferdinand Mwaka Chipindi University of Zambia
  • Frances K Vavrus University Minnesota

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32865/fire2018437

Keywords:

Accountability, audit cultures, higher education, identity, ontology, mention

Abstract

This paper examines the implications of the neoliberal reforms of higher education in Zambia for the professional lives faculty at the University of Zambia (UNZA). It draws on interviews with junior faculty

Author Biography

Ferdinand Mwaka Chipindi, University of Zambia

I am a lecturer at the University of Zambia. I have a Ph.D. in Comparative and International Development Education from the

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Published

2018-12-03

How to Cite

Chipindi, F. M., & Vavrus, F. K. (2018). The Ontology of Mention: Contexts, Contests, and Constructs of Academic Identity among University of Zambia Faculty. FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 4(3). https://doi.org/10.32865/fire2018437

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 3 (2018): Special Issue - Higher Education in Africa: Global Perspectives

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