The University and Social Work Under Neoliberalism: Where’s the Social Inclusion for Disabled Faculty?
There is an urgent need to increase the social inclusion of postsecondary faculty with disabilities by reducing the need to adapt to ableist and sanist neoliberal standards. In this article, two social work faculty with disabilities argue that their social exclusion is inevitable under systemic neol...
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| description | There is an urgent need to increase the social inclusion of postsecondary faculty with disabilities by reducing the need to adapt to ableist and sanist neoliberal standards. In this article, two social work faculty with disabilities argue that their social exclusion is inevitable under systemic neoliberal priorities of individualism, efficiency, and productivity. We engage in a systems analysis of how educational institutions, namely universities, engage in practices and processes of social exclusion of faculty with disabilities through neoliberal ideologies, policies, and practices. Using an autoethnographic case study method, guided by an intersectional and disability justice theoretical framing, the authors challenge the ahistorical and non‐relational tendencies of neoliberalism in its many forms. Using lived experience as data, the authors elucidate strategies to promote social inclusion aimed at universities and at the discipline of social work. In conclusion, the authors advocate for change at the structural level for the social work profession and for postsecondary institutions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-003352ec86534c84a65f4d483eb8c5f02023-05-29T13:32:39ZengCogitatioSocial Inclusion2183-28032023-05-0111213614610.17645/si.v11i2.62413037The University and Social Work Under Neoliberalism: Where’s the Social Inclusion for Disabled Faculty?Cameron McKenzie0Maryam Khan1Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University, CanadaFaculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University, CanadaThere is an urgent need to increase the social inclusion of postsecondary faculty with disabilities by reducing the need to adapt to ableist and sanist neoliberal standards. In this article, two social work faculty with disabilities argue that their social exclusion is inevitable under systemic neoliberal priorities of individualism, efficiency, and productivity. We engage in a systems analysis of how educational institutions, namely universities, engage in practices and processes of social exclusion of faculty with disabilities through neoliberal ideologies, policies, and practices. Using an autoethnographic case study method, guided by an intersectional and disability justice theoretical framing, the authors challenge the ahistorical and non‐relational tendencies of neoliberalism in its many forms. Using lived experience as data, the authors elucidate strategies to promote social inclusion aimed at universities and at the discipline of social work. In conclusion, the authors advocate for change at the structural level for the social work profession and for postsecondary institutions.https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/6241disabilitydisabled facultyneoliberalismpostsecondary educationsocial workuniversity |
| spellingShingle | Cameron McKenzie Maryam Khan The University and Social Work Under Neoliberalism: Where’s the Social Inclusion for Disabled Faculty? Social Inclusion disability disabled faculty neoliberalism postsecondary education social work university |
| title | The University and Social Work Under Neoliberalism: Where’s the Social Inclusion for Disabled Faculty? |
| title_full | The University and Social Work Under Neoliberalism: Where’s the Social Inclusion for Disabled Faculty? |
| title_fullStr | The University and Social Work Under Neoliberalism: Where’s the Social Inclusion for Disabled Faculty? |
| title_full_unstemmed | The University and Social Work Under Neoliberalism: Where’s the Social Inclusion for Disabled Faculty? |
| title_short | The University and Social Work Under Neoliberalism: Where’s the Social Inclusion for Disabled Faculty? |
| title_sort | university and social work under neoliberalism where s the social inclusion for disabled faculty |
| topic | disability disabled faculty neoliberalism postsecondary education social work university |
| url | https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/6241 |
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