Title

Developing new academic developers: doing before being?

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Copyright © 2011 Taylor and Francis. All rights reserved. Only metadata available from this site. The full published article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2011.616049

Abstract

A small group of new academic developers reflected on their induction into the profession and wondered if things could have been done differently. The researchers decided to question the directors of three tertiary academic development units about how they recruited new developers, what skills and competences they looked for and how they inducted new appointees into the role. This article interrogates the interview data, employing Winter’s ‘dilemma analysis’ to tease out the ambiguities, judgments and problems inherent in the issues of employing new academic developers. Finally, the authors discuss ways of enhancing the induction experience for new academic developers.

Disciplines

Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | Education | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Higher Education Administration | Other Teacher Education and Professional Development | Teacher Education and Professional Development

Recommended Citation

Kensington-Miller, B., Brailsford, I. and Gossman, P. (2011) “Developing new academic developers: doing before being?”. International Journal for Academic Development, 1-13


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