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...
Bewaard in:
Hoofdauteurs: | , , , , |
---|---|
Formaat: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Taal: | eng |
Gepubliceerd in: |
REDIE es una publicación del Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Educativo (IIDE).
2014
|
Onderwerpen: | |
Online toegang: | https://redie.uabc.mx/index.php/redie/article/view/379 |
Tags: |
Voeg label toe
Geen labels, Wees de eerste die dit record labelt!
|
Samenvatting: | 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. |
---|