Academic Growth and Development--How Do University Academics Experience It?

Autor/in	Akerlind, Gerlese S.
Titel	Academic Growth and Development--How Do University Academics Experience It?
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 50 (2005) 1, S.1-32 (32 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/s10734-004-6345-1
Schlagwörter	Professional Development; College Faculty; Academic Achievement; Intellectual Disciplines; Interviews; Work Experience; Social Change; Education Work Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Schulleistung; Geisteswissenschaften; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Sozialer Wandel
Abstract	This paper reports the outcomes of a study, undertaken from a phenomenographic perspective, of university academics' experiences of their own growth and development, i.e., what it means to them, what they are trying to achieve, how they go about it, why they do things that way... The outcomes presented are based on a series of interviews with teaching and research academics at a research intensive university. The group as a whole showed a range of views of academic development, representing in particular a varying focus on: (1) Academic performance, in terms of increasing work output, academic standing or work quality; (2) Personal learning, in terms of ongoing accumulation of new knowledge and skills or increasing depth of understanding in one's field of study; and (3) Disciplinary or social change, in terms of contributions to one's field of study or a relevant social community. Implications for our understanding of academic development and academic work are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10