ERIC Number: EJ1089302
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1361-4533
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The Academic Librarian: Buying Into, Playing Out, and Resisting the Teacher Role in Higher Education
Austin, Trevor; Bhandol, Janine
New Review of Academic Librarianship, v19 n1 p15-35 2013
This article reports the findings of a small-scale study in a UK university. The research investigated how academic librarians experienced the processes of becoming a teacher. As more librarians are drawn into a teaching role, understanding these developments becomes crucial. A narrative approach revealed the challenges faced as they participated in a program of teacher education. Institutional agendas and a diverse student population complicated these processes. This produced a complex interplay between identity and pedagogy, resulting in a lack of legitimacy in the teacher role. This has implications for the way in which academic librarians are supported in such transitions.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Librarians, Library Role, Teacher Role, Teacher Education, Professional Identity, Personal Narratives, Case Studies, Semi Structured Interviews, Transcripts (Written Records), Adoption (Ideas), Resistance (Psychology), Qualitative Research
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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: United Kingdom
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