Being and becoming a university teacher
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Date
2017
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Taylor & Francis group
Abstract
This study examined how one academic framed the enablements and constraints to her project of being and becoming an academic. Complexity facilitated reflection in that it provided a visual representation of data, which was used to generate a concept map, which represented as equal all the component parts of her landscape. Five spaces with emancipatory potential to assist the academic in her professional development emerged, namely: communities of practice, academic freedom, position statements, development opportunities and a supportive environment. Rather than suggesting any generalisability in the findings, the authors argue that the significance of this study is theoretical and methodological.
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Academic development, Complexity, Teaching and learning, Constraints, Enablements
Citation
McMillan, W., & Gordon, N. (2017). Being and becoming a university teacher, Higher Education Research & Development. 36(4), 777-790, Doi: 10.1080/07294360.2016.1236781