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Promsaka Na Sakonnakron, Sarunwit and Burford, James (2020) Doctoral students’ readings of the politics of University office space. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 55 (1). pp. 165-180. doi:10.1007/s40841-019-00149-w ISSN 0028-8276.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40841-019-00149-w
Abstract
Over recent years, researchers have paid increasing attention to the built environment of universities. In this article we extend these studies through a consideration of the spatial experiences of particular users: doctoral students. Examining data from a qualitative study conducted in Aotearoa New Zealand, we argue that doctoral students ‘read’ the power relations of campus space. In interviews and written diaries, doctoral researchers connected the current ordering of space to the expansion of neoliberalism within universities, describing how this shaped their study conditions. At the same time, students detailed the various ways in which they sought to re-negotiate these conditions. This article represents an initial exploration of the significance of offices as meaningful learning spaces for doctoral students. We conclude by drawing out implications for university decision-makers and also suggest avenues for further research.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies | ||||||||
Publisher: | Springer | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0028-8276 | ||||||||
Official Date: | July 2020 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 55 | ||||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 165-180 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1007/s40841-019-00149-w | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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