Representations of Academic Life: Institutional and Personal Values

The way academics construct professional identities and operate in a complex profession that is under pressure depends on how they position themselves in relation to institutional cultures. In order to investigate faculty representations of academic life, a survey case study (questionnaire and inte...

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Autores principales: Vieira, Flávia, Morgado, José Carlos, Almeida, Judite, Silva, Manuela, Sá, Joaquim
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Publicado: REDIE es una publicación del Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Educativo (IIDE). 2014
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spelling redie-article-3792020-12-14T19:32:51Z Representations of Academic Life: Institutional and Personal Values Representaciones de la vida académica: valores institucionales y personales Vieira, Flávia Morgado, José Carlos Almeida, Judite Silva, Manuela Sá, Joaquim Representations Academic life Values Dissonance. Representaciones Vida académica Valores Disonancia. The way academics construct professional identities and operate in a complex profession that is under pressure depends on how they position themselves in relation to institutional cultures. In order to investigate faculty representations of academic life, a survey case study (questionnaire and interviews) focusing on potential dissonance between institutional and personal values was conducted at the University of Minho (Braga-Portugal), a research-teaching university. Dissonance was found related to teaching, research, working climate, relationships and leadership, suggesting a person-organization misfit. Dissatisfaction arising from values incongruence co-exists with efforts for self-fulfilment as academics struggle to preserve their identity while realizing that institutional priorities may run counter to their ideals. Acknowledging dissonance as a vital element within a culture of respect for diversity would foster the negotiation of understandings about what the academic community is and might be. Institution-specific inquiry into academic experience should not only be expanded but also become part of the strategic (re)definition of institutional development policies. La manera de actuar y construir la identidad profesional de los académicos en una profesión compleja y sujeta a presiones, depende de la postura asumida en su cultura institucional. Se sondearon, mediante un cuestionario y entrevistas, las representaciones de la vida académica en la Universidad de Minho (Braga-Portugal), una universidad de enseñanza-investigación, según la potencial disonancia entre valores institucionales y personales. Se identificaron disonancias concernientes a enseñanza, investigación, clima laboral, relaciones y liderazgo, reflejo del desajuste persona/organización. La insatisfacción resultante coexiste con esfuerzos de autorrealización. Los académicos luchan por preservar su identidad, sabiendo que las prioridades institucionales pueden contrariar sus ideales. Reconocer la disonancia como elemento vital en una cultura de respeto hacia la diversidad, permitiría negociar entendimientos entre la comunidad académica real o factible. La investigación de la experiencia académica debería expandirse e introducirse en la (re)definición estratégica de las políticas de desarrollo institucional. REDIE es una publicación del Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Educativo (IIDE). 2014-07-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion text/html application/pdf https://redie.uabc.mx/index.php/redie/article/view/379 Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa; Vol. 16 No. 2 (2014) Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa; Vol. 16 Núm. 2 (2014) 1607-4041 eng https://redie.uabc.mx/index.php/redie/article/view/379/939 https://redie.uabc.mx/index.php/redie/article/view/379/948 Derechos de autor 2019 Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa
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author Vieira, Flávia
Morgado, José Carlos
Almeida, Judite
Silva, Manuela
Sá, Joaquim
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Morgado, José Carlos
Almeida, Judite
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Representations of Academic Life: Institutional and Personal Values
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Morgado, José Carlos
Almeida, Judite
Silva, Manuela
Sá, Joaquim
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title Representations of Academic Life: Institutional and Personal Values
title_short Representations of Academic Life: Institutional and Personal Values
title_full Representations of Academic Life: Institutional and Personal Values
title_fullStr Representations of Academic Life: Institutional and Personal Values
title_full_unstemmed Representations of Academic Life: Institutional and Personal Values
title_sort representations of academic life: institutional and personal values
description The way academics construct professional identities and operate in a complex profession that is under pressure depends on how they position themselves in relation to institutional cultures. In order to investigate faculty representations of academic life, a survey case study (questionnaire and interviews) focusing on potential dissonance between institutional and personal values was conducted at the University of Minho (Braga-Portugal), a research-teaching university. Dissonance was found related to teaching, research, working climate, relationships and leadership, suggesting a person-organization misfit. Dissatisfaction arising from values incongruence co-exists with efforts for self-fulfilment as academics struggle to preserve their identity while realizing that institutional priorities may run counter to their ideals. Acknowledging dissonance as a vital element within a culture of respect for diversity would foster the negotiation of understandings about what the academic community is and might be. Institution-specific inquiry into academic experience should not only be expanded but also become part of the strategic (re)definition of institutional development policies.
publisher REDIE es una publicación del Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Educativo (IIDE).
publishDate 2014
url https://redie.uabc.mx/index.php/redie/article/view/379
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