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III. Science, Research (Science Legislation, Research Structure, Research Organisations, Research Funding)
B. Essays, Commentaries, Statements
Author AKERLIND, Gerlese S.
Title Growing and developing as a university researcher
Publication year 2008
Source/Footnote In: Higher education. - 55 (2008) 2, S. 241 - 254
Inventory number 23854
Keywords Forschung : allgemein ; Wissenschaftlerin ; Wissenschaftler
Abstract While there is a substantial body of literature on academics? development as teachers, investigation of their development as researchers post-PhD is rare. This study undertook an investigation of academics? ways of understanding their own growth and development as a university researcher. Four qualitatively different ways of understanding research development emerged: (1) Becoming confident as a researcher; (2) Becoming recognised as a researcher; (3) Becoming more productive as a researcher; and (4) Becoming more sophisticated as a researcher. The first category of development was seen as most relevant to the early stages of an academic career, when doing a PhD or during one?s first academic appointment, but may also re-occur at later stages of a career during changes in research direction, etc. The last three categories are seen as relevant to all career stages, including more advanced stages as well as the early stages of a research career. Comparisons between academics? ways of understanding their growth and development as a university researcher and as a university teacher are also presented. (HRK / Abstract übernommen) Akerlind, Gerlese S., E-Mail: Gerlese.Akerlind@anu.edu.au