Identity as a Theoretical Construct in Research about Academic Careers

Autor/inn/en	Pifer, Meghan; Baker, Vicki
Titel	Identity as a Theoretical Construct in Research about Academic Careers
Quelle	(2013), (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Research; Professional Identity; College Faculty; Influences; Self Concept; Theories + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Fakultät; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Selbstkonzept; Theory; Theorie
Abstract	In this chapter, we review the ways in which scholars have conceptualized and relied on the notion of identity to understand the academic career. We explore the use of identity as a theoretical construct in research about the experience of being an academic. We discuss the individual and organizational factors that scholars have focused on when seeking to understand the role of professional and personal identity in academic careers, as well as recent and emerging shifts in the use of identity within this line of scholarship. Research suggests that if we are to understand the future of the academic career, we must understand the identities of its current and prospective members and, more importantly, how those identities shape goals, behaviors, and outcomes. We close with recommendations for future research and theory development. [For the complete volume, "Theory and Method in Higher Education Research. International Perspectives on Higher Education Research. Volume 9," see ED595152.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01