ERIC Number: EJ1198247
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 11
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Navigating the Demands of Academic Work to Shape an Academic Job
Brew, Angela; Boud, David; Crawford, Karin; Lucas, Lisa
Studies in Higher Education, v43 n12 p2294-2304 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 are seen to affect academics sense of agency as they shape their own jobs: how they orient themselves to the world around them including the academic institution and department; their underlying goals and purposes as they seek to have a fulfilling role; and how they relate to structural conditions of the workplace. The paper argues that understanding academics' differing foci of awareness in these areas is helpful to institutional policies and strategies.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Role, Role Perception, Reflective Teaching, Self Concept
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia; United Kingdom (England)
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