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The University and Social Work Under Neoliberalism: Where's the Social Inclusion for Disabled Faculty?
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Abstract 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... view more
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.... view less
Keywords
disability; neoliberalism; social work; university; university level of education; inclusion; university teacher; systems analysis; equal opportunity
Classification
Social Problems
University Education
Free Keywords
disabled faculty; postsecondary education; social work
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 136-146
Journal
Social Inclusion, 11 (2023) 2
Issue topic
Effecting Systemic Change: Critical Strategic Approaches to Social Inclusion
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed