ERIC Number: EJ1091922
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
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Bridging Identity "Chasms": Occupational Therapy Academics' Reflections on the Journey towards Scholarship
Fortune, Tracy; Ennals, Priscilla; Bhopti, Anoo; Neilson, Cheryl; Darzins, Susan; Bruce, Christopher
Teaching in Higher Education, v21 n3 p313-325 2016
The performative context of higher education demands that practice-oriented academics shift their priorities from preparing practitioners for the profession, towards "productive" scholarship. We present narratives from occupational therapy academics at the end of a year-long journey through an action research project focussed on academic identity and scholarly growth. Our analysis captures subtle and striking shifts in being and becoming, doing and belonging. The findings, re-presented as an adapted "Hero's Journey", also reveal the powerful impacts on identity and practice that are enabled when academics have the opportunity to create spaces for scholarship that are experienced as caring, collaborative and collegial.
Descriptors: Professional Identity, Allied Health Personnel, Occupational Therapy, Scholarship, Caring, College Faculty, Personal Narratives, Cooperation, Collegiality, Action Research, Faculty Development, Meetings, Foreign Countries
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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
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