Reconceptualising cleft habitus: belonging and inclusion at Australian regional universities
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| Article Title | Reconceptualising cleft habitus: belonging and inclusion at Australian regional universities |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 20008 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Goriss-Hunter, Anitra, White, Kate, Thomas, Cate, Crimmins, Gail, Casey, Sarah, Rizk, Nadya, Levy, Stuart, Zavros-Orr, Agli, Redmond, Petrea and Ames, Kate |
| Journal Title | The Australian Educational Researcher |
| Journal Citation | 52, p. 4427–4450 |
| Number of Pages | 24 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Place of Publication | Netherlands |
| ISSN | 0311-6999 |
| 2210-5328 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-025-00904-7 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13384-025-00904-7 |
| Abstract | An autoethnographic exploration of the life and career experiences of ten academics across the Australian Regional University Network (RUN) unearthed a prevailing disjuncture between formative cultural experiences and academia that expands upon Binns’ revised notion of cleft habitus. It signifies a gap between the generative capacity of cleft experience and its predominant construction in the literature as loss, difficulty and perceived deficit. Drawing on a framework that combines ‘cleft habitus’ and principles of intersectionality, this paper examines how cleft experiences impact study and academic work in higher education. Key findings include how academics within a cleft habitus space occupy liminal insider/outsider positions of privilege and disadvantage and can leverage insights gained from these experiences to inform their broad scholarly practice. Reconceptualising cleft habitus as a resource provides a new contribution to discourses around equity, diversity and inclusion in higher education. |
| Keywords | Higher education; Cleft habitus; Academics ; Insider/outsider; Regional; University |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390203. Sociology of education |
| 390303. Higher education | |
| Byline Affiliations | Federation University |
| Charles Sturt University | |
| University of the Sunshine Coast | |
| University of New England | |
| School of Education | |
| Torrens University |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/1006w4/reconceptualising-cleft-habitus-belonging-and-inclusion-at-australian-regional-universities
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