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Navigating the Demands of Academic Work to Shape an Academic Job
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Brew, Angela; Boud, David; Crawford, Karin; Lucas, Lisa – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
Findings from interviews with mid-career academics in English and Australian universities elucidate how academics interpret and navigate complex institutional contexts in shaping academic jobs. The paper argues that how they do this is a function of what they notice and respond to as well as the mode of reflexivity they employ. Three core areas…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Role
Losing Your Head: Are Principals Attached to Their School?
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Gibson, Mark T.; Simon, Susan – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2020
This article explores the effects on former principals who have undergone involuntary job dissolution. It draws upon a study of 10 former principals who have experienced involuntary job dissolution in England and Australia; however, none of the participants were dismissed. Hour-long, one-to-one interviews were conducted with each participant and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Motivation
Developing an Alternative Curriculum for Preservice Teachers: A Recent Evaluation Study.
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Marsh, C.; Peers, J. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1981
A teacher education program was developed to enable preservice teachers to discuss and role-play the kinds of behavior associated with being a classroom teacher. This evalution report examines the curriculum design and trialing procedures, and reports the findings from experimental use of the curriculum in four institutions. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Not So "Significant Others": Problems with the Field-Based Classroom Supervision of Mature-Age, Technical Trainee Teachers.
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Mealyea, Robert J. – Australian Journal of Education, 1992
A study of 16 middle-aged adults undergoing a career change into teaching investigated their relationships with their practicum supervisors, focusing on sources of tension arising from prior occupational identity and self-concept. A strong effect of prior occupational identity on social dynamics of the classroom supervision process was found.…
Descriptors: Career Change, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Middle Aged Adults
Identity Matters: Learning and Managing at the Frontline.
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Mulcahy, Dianne – 2001
Drawing on data collected in a national evaluation, this paper explores the contribution of Frontline Management Initiative (FMI) to the practice of management learning in selected enterprises in Australia. (A competence-based management development strategy, FMI places learning in an organization and links management performance to the…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Adult Education, Competency Based Education
Problems to Problematics: A Journey.
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Walsh, Anne – 2001
This paper describes the journey of a former female electrician turned technical and further education teacher turned professional development officer who is now completing her PhD. It also describes the challenges she overcame to make the transition from tradesperson to researcher. It is a personal account of discovery. It describes the most…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Change, Career Development, Developed Nations