Faculty Incivility: The Rise of the Academic Bully Culture and What to Do About It / Edition 1

by Darla J. Twale, Barbara M. De Luca

Overview

This important book addresses the prevalence of faculty incivility, camouflaged aggression, and the rise of an academic bully culture in higher education. The authors show how to recognize a bully culture that may form as a result of institutional norms, organizational structure, academic culture, and systemic changes. Filled with real-life examples, the book offers research-based suggestions for dealing with this disruptive and negative behavior in the academic workplace.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470197660
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	02/04/2008
Series:	JB - Anker , #128
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.82(d)

About the Author

The Authors

Darla Twale is a professor of higher education administration at the University of Dayton.
Barbara De Luca is an associate professor in educational administration at the University of Dayton.

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Table of Contents

Preface xi

The Authors xv

Part I: Laying the Foundation

1. Civility, Incivility, Bullying, and Mobbing in Academe 3

2. Incivility and the History of Higher Education 33

3. Learning Incivility 47

4. Motivating Structures and Processes: Academic Organization and Governance Structure 69

5. Enabling Structure and Process: The Academic Culture 93

Part II: Pinpointing Causes

6. The Changing Face of Academe as a Precipitating Circumstance 113

7. Corporate Culture in Academe as a Precipitating Circumstance 127

Part III: Addressing Faculty Incivility and the Academic Bully Culture

8. Characterizing the Bully Culture 149

9. Challenging the Academic Bully Culture 169

Epilogue 189

References 193

Name Index 209

Subject Index 215