ERIC Number: EJ1255584
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
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Deliberative Academic Development: The Potential and Challenge of Agency
Fremstad, Ester; Bergh, Andreas; Solbrekke, Tone Dyrdal; Fossland, Trine
International Journal for Academic Development, v25 n2 p107-120 2020
In this paper, we explore possibilities and challenges for deliberative academic development. Deliberative academic development refers to a practice that engages members of the university in dialogue about its purposes, ways of organizing and leading higher education, as well as teaching and learning. The paper critically analyses data from focus group interviews with academic developers from four universities within two national contexts. Combining sociological conceptualizations of agency and the framework of 'epistemic living spaces', the paper offers insights into challenges and opportunities for deliberative academic development, as well as a framework for studying agency in other contexts.
Descriptors: Empowerment, Institutional Mission, Organizational Change, Organizational Development, College Faculty, Organizational Culture, Epistemology, Foreign Countries, Universities
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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: Norway; Sweden
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