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Publication Date: 2014
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New Academics and Identities: Research as a Process of "Becoming"
McLeod, Heather; Badenhorst, Cecile
Brock Education: A Journal of Educational Research and Practice, v24 n1 p65-72 Fall 2014
We are new academics involved in the process of becoming researchers. We believe that gathering, reflecting, sharing and producing knowledge are important parts of constructing a strong identity as a researcher that we produce and own rather than being produced by the prevailing academic discourse. We decenter research as a product and bring into focus how as researchers we understand our selves, our work, and our processes. We interweave our stories with those of our research participants who are also new to the professoriate. Our experiences transcend our academic world and we believe that the narratives we discuss may help inform others.
Descriptors: College Faculty, Beginning Teachers, Professional Identity, Researchers, Self Concept, Personal Narratives, Faculty Publishing, Women Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Periodicals, Foreign Countries, Interviews
Brock University Faculty of Educatino. 500 Glenridge Avenue, Saint Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1 Canada. Tel: 905-688-5550 ext. 3733; e-mail: brocked@brocku.ca; Web site: http://brocked.ed.brocku.ca
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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