Investing in Teaching Development: Navigating Risk in a Research Intensive Institution
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2015-06-01
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International Journal for Academic Development
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International Journal for Academic Development
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University of Cape Town
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It is often assumed that academics working in a research intensive university are unlikely to invest in the professional development of their teaching. Institutional structures and culture tend to undermine investment in academics’ teaching role. This study, conducted at the University of Cape Town, draws on an analysis of the environment within which academics make decisions to invest in their role as teachers. While acknowledging the privileging of research embedded in the institution, a significant group of academics have found ways to assert their academic identities as teachers despite the possible consequences and risks that this position entails. This is the pre-print for an article which first appeared in the International Journal for Academic Development.
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Jawitz, J., Perez, T. 2015-06-01. Investing in Teaching Development: Navigating Risk in a Research Intensive Institution. International Journal for Academic Development.