Reconceptualising academic work as professional practice: implications for academic development
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Boud, D. and Brew, A. 2013. Reconceptualising academic work as professional practice: implications for academic development. International Journal for Academic Development. 18 (3), pp. 208-221. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2012.671771
| Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Title | Reconceptualising academic work as professional practice: implications for academic development |
| Authors | Boud, D. and Brew, A. |
| Abstract | Despite increasing research and scholarship in the area of academic development in recent years, it remains an under-theorised field of endeavour. The paper proposes that academic developers take a view on what constitutes academic work and see it as a form of professional practice. It discusses the features of practice theory that illuminate professional practice and identifies three foci for the application of these ideas within academic development: practice development, fostering learning-conducive work and deliberately locating activity within practice. It also suggests that academic development be viewed as a practice and points to features within its own traditions on which to build. |
| Research Group | Work and Learning Research Centre |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
| Journal | International Journal for Academic Development |
| ISSN | 1360-144X |
| Publication dates | |
| Online | 20 Apr 2013 |
| 01 Sep 2013 | |
| Publication process dates | |
| Deposited | 22 Feb 2017 |
| Accepted | 24 Feb 2012 |
| Output status | Published |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2012.671771 |
| Language | English |
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