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What is Collegial Engagement

Chapter 4
Addressing the Queen Bee Syndrome in Academia
The persons with whom one works may be termed or labeled as a “colleague” so as to reflect a working relationship. This term reflects interactions with workplace persons. Although the perception is a positive interactive and iterative relationship, it may not necessarily be a positive experience nor a positive result.
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The Invisible Incivility Archetype That Is Imploding Higher Education From Within: The Queen Bee Syndrome's Canary in the Coal Mine
Janice Moore Newsum (University of Houston-Clear Lake, USA), Miriam Thomas (University of Houston-Clear Lake, USA), Caroline M. Crawford (University of Houston-Clear Lake, USA), and Noran L. Moffett (Fayetteville State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 27
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-7717-5.ch004
Abstract
Higher education is an intriguing realm within which to journey, referred to as the ivory tower as well as the potential for Dante's levels of hell. Many scholars who walk the halls of higher education institutions enjoy a journey that offers measures of the best and the worst of people. This may suggest the best of humanity as well as the more curious of colleagues in our academic midst. This work's participants reflect upon their scholarly journey, with specific attention upon their experiences and impacts associated with the Queen Bee Syndrome, wherein women may critically impact other women who are either actual or perceived subordinates in the job arena. The participants share their own stories and the stories of others that they have viewed, experienced, and shared.
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