Professional transitions in the academy: A conversation

Peter Jones, Kathrine Galloway

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Abstract

Journeys are funny things - they don't always take you were you were expecting them to, or even where you want to go. But if you are open to the experience, and committed to reflection, there are interesting lessons to be learned. What does it mean to shift from a practising professional (a lawyer – a social worker) to a discipline-based academic? Or to move beyond a narrow discipline to become a scholar of teaching and learning? What dangers lurk in the swamp of managerialism? How can we escape from the towers of solitude and isolation that characterise debates around academic identity and become true barrier-breakers and boundary-blenders? The key, for these two travellers, lies in recognising the transformative potential of epistemological fusion.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)90-107
Number of pages18
JournalJournal of Transformative Education
Volume10
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes

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